A Pittsburgh convenience store manager and employee have been charged with illegally exchanging more than $550,000 worth of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for cash.
Abdou Jallow, 55, and Alicia Mastrantoni, 39, both of Pittsburgh, were charged in connection with a nationwide fraud crackdown, the United States Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday.
Prosecutors said Jallow, the manager of the 7-Eleven at 643 Liberty Avenue, and Mastrantoni, an employee at the same store, exchanged SNAP benefits for cash for customers, some of whom used the money to buy drugs…