NBC Chicago Northbrook Family Steals $7 Million in Toys, Baby Gear to Sell on eBayPatch.comNORTHBROOK, IL — A Northbrook mother, father and daughter have been charged with a multi-state “shopping odyssey” that involved a skirt that could hide stolen goods and resulted in more than $7 million in stolen merchandise …
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Read More »3 Minnesotans charged in extensive food stamp fraud case – Minneapolis Star Tribune
3 Minnesotans charged in extensive food stamp fraud caseMinneapolis Star TribuneThree Minnesotans allegedly used food stamps from homeless people to buy thousands of dollars in soda and ramen noodles that were shipped to Liberia for resale, the first fraud of its kind in Minnesota that authorities can recall. Investigators said …Charges: …
Read More »Is Buying Seafood With Food Stamps the Worst? – TakePart
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People who get food stamps in Pennsylvania spend $1 of every $20 in benefits at convenience stores, yet federal data show corner stores represent a disproportionate share of fraud cases. More: continued here
Read More »Two charged in Twin Cities food stamp fraud that shipped goods to Liberia – Pioneer Press
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While firm denies any conflict, inspector states arrangement could mean financial loss, diminished public trust More: continued here
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