dChan
Anonymous ID: 153380 March 21, 2019, 1:21 p.m. No.5814487   🗄️.is đź”—kun

Louisiana Convenience Store Owner Accused of $1.2 Million Food Stamp Fraud

 

A Louisiana convenience store owner is accused of carrying out more than $1.2 million in food stamp fraud where he bought food stamp benefits off of local patrons on the government dole.

Authorities arrested Mohammad Abudayeh, 25, of Alexandria, on March 14 and charged him with multiple fraud charges— including money laundering, unauthorized use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, racketeering, computer fraud, and bank fraud.

The Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud Unit opened an investigation into the owner of an Alexandria convenience store in June 2018 after receiving a tip that he had been purchasing SNAP benefits from patrons receiving those benefits.

Authorities identified Abudayeh as a suspect over the course of the investigation, discovering that he allegedly conducted more than $1.2 million in food stamp fraud between October 2017 and March 2019.

Investigators obtained a search warrant for Abudayeh’s business and residence. While conducting the search warrant, investigators discovered $340,000 in cash and 11 cases of booze believed to be stolen from a nearby grocery store, police said.

Abudayeh is currently in custody at the Rapides Parish Detention Center, where he was already incarcerated on unrelated charges of attempted feticide and criminal conspiracy to commit feticide.

 

https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2019/03/21/louisiana-convenience-store-owner-accused-1-2-million-food-stamp-fraud/

Anonymous ID: 153380 March 21, 2019, 1:48 p.m. No.5814870   🗄️.is đź”—kun

Treasurer for charity benefitting families of fallen NYPD officers accused of stealing over $400K

 

The treasurer for a charity that helps families of fallen New York Police Department officers killed in the line of duty is accused of stealing more than $400,000 from the fund.

Federal prosecutors in New York on Thursday charged Lorraine Shanley with bank fraud and aggravated identify theft, according to NBC 4. She is expected to appear in court Thursday.

Shanley, who worked for the charity for seven years and allegedly stole more than 20 percent of total donations during her tenure, turned herself in to authorities Thursday.

NBC News reports federal prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan did not identify the specific charity in question, but a website for Survivors of the Shield listed Shanley as treasurer.

Prosecutors say the charity raised roughly $1.9 million from donations during Shanley’s seven years as treasurer, with about 99 percent coming from employees of the police department.

An average of 5,500 NYPD employees donate to the charity each year.

Shanley used the money she allegedly embezzled to pay for her grandchild’s private school, dental work for herself and landscaping for her home, among other things, according to the criminal complaint.

Shanley’s years of embezzling from the charity was reportedly discovered when a new volunteer joined the organization and studied the group's previous tax returns and financial records.

Shanley’s husband was an NYPD officer who died from a heart attack in 1986 while on duty.

 

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/435188-treasurer-for-charity-benefitting-families-of-fallen-nypd