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Three people were arrested on felony charges last week for their alleged involvement in a “substantial food stamp fraud ring.”
The scheme is responsible for stealing $4 million in purchases from Sam’s Club stores by illegally obtaining data from 8,000 electronic benefit transfers (EBT) cardholders, which are used by people who are involved in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Michigan Attorney General’s office announced in a press conference on Tuesday, per The Detroit News.
Travis Newby, 39, Derriun Williams, 23, and Vanessa Williams, 47, were arraigned on Friday and face multiple counts of food stamp fraud and conducting a criminal enterprise. They could face up to 20 years in prison.