The Brief
- A Chicago-area convenience store owner was sentenced to four years in prison for defrauding the WIC program.
- Prosecutors said 10 stores redeemed more than $19 million in fraudulent WIC checks.
- Eight others have pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing.
CHICAGO – A convenience store owner has learned his fate after being found guilty in a long-running scheme to defraud a food assistance program for low-income women and children.
What we know:
Hassan Abdellatif, 37, of Chicago, was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison.…