![]() ![]() Shah admitted to the court that he and an unindicted co-conspirator trained Shah’s employees to exchange cash for SNAP benefits. Shah admitted that he defrauded the food stamp program of approximately $648,000. ![]() In return, he charged to their SNAP electronic benefits card a surcharge equal to the amount of cash that was given to the recipient. Offord, Special Agent in Charge of the Boston office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation.Īt today’s change-of-plea hearing, Shah admitted to the court that beginning in as early as July 2008, and continuing until December 20, 2010, he allowed recipients of SNAP (food stamp) benefits to redeem their benefits for cash and ineligible items at his Providence convenience store. Squires, Special Agent in Charge of the United States Department of Agriculture - Office of Inspector General, Northeast Region and William P. Shah’s guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney Peter F. ![]() Shah faces up to 15 years in federal prison followed by up to 3 years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $500,000, when he is sentenced on August 8, 2012, by U.S. Shah pleaded guilty to an Information which charges him with one count of conspiracy to commit food stamp fraud and one count of money laundering. District Court in Providence today to defrauding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) of nearly $650,000. Shah, 44, of Lincoln, R.I., the former franchisee and owner of a Providence convenience store, pleaded guilty in U.S. Convenience Store Owner Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Food Stamp Program of Nearly $650,000 ![]()
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