Chicago man sentenced after $1.5M SNAP fraud scheme: prosecutors

The Brief

  • A Chicago man was sentenced to four years and four months in prison for a $1.55 million SNAP fraud scheme.
  • David Quinones, 45, obtained access to more than 1,200 SNAP Link cards by giving recipients cash or other items.
  • He used the cards to buy goods, resold most of them and kept the proceeds, prosecutors said.

CHICAGO A Chicago man who fraudulently obtained more than $1.5 million in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits has been sentenced to more than four years in prison, federal officials said.

What we know:

David Quinones, 45, gave cash or other items to SNAP recipients in exchange for access to their Link cards between 2018 and 2023, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

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