A woman has been sentenced for reportedly defrauding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) of more than $325,000, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
LaTasha Thomas, 39, was sentenced to one year in prison followed by a year of supervised release for one count of mail fraud. She is also ordered to repay $325,159 in restitution to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says that LaTasha, along with her daughter, Ambrosia Thomas, and another relative, Cynthia Thomas, created temporary driver’s licenses using fake names and then submitted them to Hennepin County to apply for Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards…