An investigation by USDA OIG special agents resulted in criminal charges against a Hollywood, Florida convenience store owner for defrauding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The store owner is alleged to have illicitly purchased $500,000 worth of SNAP
Great to be in Miami this week with fraud fighters in south Florida and join U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quiñones and USDA OIG Special Agent in Charge Engel Tamayo to launch our nationwide HEAT initiative that brings together partners to end USDA nutrition assistance program
U.S. Secret Service-Led Skimming Operation Targets Fraud in the Pacific Northwest
“It was great to join the Secret Service in Portland as part of Joint Operation Pacific Northwest to go after SNAP fraud by skimming. Skimming steals from unsuspecting SNAP recipients. A single
Defendant convicted on multiple counts for operating dog-fighting venture
“Dogfighting is violent and inhumane, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture OIG will continue to pursue those who commit this heinous crime,” said USDA Inspector General John Walk. “I commend our USDA
USDA OIG Special Agent in Charge, Shawn Dionida, joined the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon, Scott Bradford, to announce that at least 40 people are facing federal charges for conspiring to defraud the United States of more than $3 million in fraudulent Supplemental
