Yet another scam has been revealed in the government food supplement program known as SNAP.
Federal authorities announced the names of two men who gamed the system meant to keep the disadvantaged from starving, and gamed it for their financial gain.
Two lawful citizens from Haiti set up fake convenient “stores” with the sole purpose of accepting SNAP benefits and turning them into cold, hard cash.
“Less than 150 square feet in size, smaller than some bathrooms — stores had one register, no carriages, no hand baskets,” a U.S. attorney said during a press conference.
“One legitimate supermarket in the same area as these stores redeems approximately $80,000 in SNAP benefits per month. Over the last 20 months, the Juswala variety store was redeeming between 3-6x that amount monthly…”
“There is no plausible way SNAP-eligible food could have been purchased from these stores for this long. Yet, these two stores are alleged to have illicitly trafficked nearly $7 million in SNAP benefits.”
No longer a conspiracy theory
US Attorney confirms shops are being setup with the sole purpose of exchanging SNAP benefits for cash
Multiple fake stores, one as small as 150 square feet cashing out as much as $480,000 in EBT per month
$7 million in food stamps turned into cash… pic.twitter.com/vQpKCTM45A
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) December 18, 2025
Maddening.
Every recipient of SNAP benefits should be required to reapply and prove eligibility along with true need.
SNAP benefits should be restricted to fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy and meat plus grains. No processed foods, no junk food and no soda.— Jeff Wright (@1991Wolfpack) December 18, 2025
The administrative state functions exactly as designed. You toil to pay taxes and the regime redistributes your wealth to foreign scammers operating out of broom closets. Seven million dollars stolen is the defining achievement of the modern welfare state. They demand you…
— Saggezza Eterna (@FinalTelegraph) December 18, 2025
How much more do we need to see before ANYTHING is actually done about it.
— Gina (@GinaSaysSo) December 18, 2025
$480K/month from 150 sq ft? That’s not a store that’s a money faucet.
— Tomáš Janota (@tomjntx) December 18, 2025
What needs done is it needs shut off. Make each person appear in person to receive a penny.
Make them requilify in person. Biden did this with his sign up for free money.
There were Facebook pages with state agents telling you how to max out free money. I heard it when I was…
— Alaskagirl (@Alaskacryptogi1) December 18, 2025
Looks like the shutdown and restart of the SNAP benefits is yielding some results.
— Kaegens Looking Glass ™ (@KaegensNews) December 18, 2025
And it feels like the tip of the iceberg.
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