Minneapolis grocer charged in $1.1M SNAP EBT fraud
A Minneapolis grocer, Abdidwahid Mohamed, owner of Minnesota Food Grocery LLC, has been charged with felony SNAP benefits trafficking after allegedly collecting $1,141,082 in EBT payments and reselling the purchases at his store.[1]
Prosecutors allege he used other people's EBT cards to buy items at Sam's Club and Costco, then brought the goods back to Minnesota Food Grocery to resell.[1] The indictment covers transactions prosecutors say occurred from March 8 to August 10, 2021.[1]
Investigators tied the spending to Mohamed through store surveillance, GPS tracking and search warrant results, Hennepin County prosecutors said.[1] They interviewed more than two dozen EBT cardholders, and many told investigators they were either out of the country or had not shopped at the stores where the charges say cards were used.[1]
Mohamed faces a felony count of SNAP benefits trafficking in Hennepin County District Court, which carries up to 20 years in prison or a $100,000 fine if convicted.[1]
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- Defendant: Abdidwahid Mohamed, owner of Minnesota Food Grocery LLC in Minneapolis
- Alleged conduct: Using other people’s EBT cards at Sam’s Club and Costco from March 8 to August 10, 2021, then reselling goods at his store
- Alleged amount: $1,141,082 in EBT payments received during the charged period
- Evidence cited: Surveillance and GPS tracking, search warrants, and interviews with more than two dozen EBT cardholders, many of whom were out of the country or denied shopping at the stores
- Charge: Felony SNAP benefits trafficking in Hennepin County District Court, carrying up to 20 years in prison or a $100,000 fine
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