Chicago-area convenience store owner sentenced in WIC fraud scheme

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.

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