(WKBN) — A New York retailer was recently indicted after the Ohio Investigative Unit connected the business and its owner to over $640,000 in SNAP benefits stolen from Ohio recipients.
Agents allege Hot Spot Convenience 2 and its principal operator, 52-year-old Raed Subhi Abu Mohammad, fraudulently obtained the federal Food and Nutrition Service permit number of a legitimate retailer.
Mohammed, through Hot Spot Convenience 2, then used that fraudulent account to conduct unauthorized transactions on compromised Ohio EBT cards between March 1, 2024, and Jan. 14, 2025…