Atlanta rapper Shawty Dred has been indicted by the United States Department of Justice as part of an alleged $42M fraud scheme involving SNAP benefits.
On Wednesday (Oct. 21), the Department of Justice’s Office of Public Affairs released documents citing Shawty Dred, real name Mercedes New, as one of more than 40 alleged culprits who have been apprehended amid a nationwide surge in enforcement against fraud involving the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and related USDA programs…