DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — A New York man and his company have been indicted for allegedly taking over $125,000 from Ohioans receiving benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
According to the Ohio Investigative Unit, Hafedh Al-Gahim, 52, of Brooklyn, New York, along with his company, Buffalo Discount Corp., have been indicted on the following charges:
- Theft
- Illegal use of EBT
- Money laundering
- Telecommunications Fraud
In just a period of five weeks, over 370 transactions were reportedly fraudulent, with Ohio SNAP recipients being reportedly impacted.
“Agents determined that all of the transactions were fraudulent, with Ohio EBT card details being used every 30 to 45 seconds at the Brooklyn terminal, often for transactions as high as $800 each,” said OIU.
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