The Penalties for Selling SNAP Benefits for Monetary Gain: Federal Crimes and Severe Consequences Understanding the Illegal Sale of SNAP Benefits Selling your SNAP benefits instead of using them to buy food can seem like an easy way to get cash in a pinch. But it’s illegal and can lead…
If your business participates in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), you must follow the rules that USDA enforces. Trafficking SNAP benefits can lead to huge fines for your store, permanent disqualification for being able to get SNAP for your store, and even criminal charges depending on the amount of…
Having cash seized at Logan International Airport is a nightmare for any traveler. You work hard for your money and plan to use it, only to have it snatched away at a TSA checkpoint or customs entry. It feels illegal, and you are shocked it’s happening to you. It feels…
Summer travel is heating up, but anyone flying in or out of Detroit Metropolitan Airport with cash should think twice. Late last month, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed two new laws (HB 4631 and HB 4632) that make it much easier for airport police to seize and permanently keep cash and valuables from…
If you’re reading this article, it’s because your SNAP authorization is in jeopardy – and you need the best federal criminal defense attorney. You’ve received a charge letter. You’re facing disqualification. You could lose 50% of your revenue. The USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service sent you a violation letter, and now you have only 10…