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November 21, 2013
Massive Fraud Exposed in Welfare Program
[From article]
Store owners would allegedly purchase customer’s WIC coupons and give the recipient a percentage of the cash value.
The store owners would then pocket their cut of the money before being reimbursed by the government for the coupons, sources said.
[. . .]
Sources said the scheme was localized specifically in Asian neighborhoods, with some stores buying as much as $20,000 worth of welfare vouchers per month.
http://nypost.com/2013/11/20/multi-million-dollar-welfare-fraud-scheme-busted-in-nyc-bodegas/
Multi-million dollar welfare scam busted
By Daniel Prendergast
November 20, 2013 | 3:25pm
New York Post
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