USDA worker who faced 75 years gets 24 months for $66M SNAP fraud scheme
A former U.S. Department of Agriculture employee will spend nearly two years in prison for her insider role in a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food assistance fraud scheme that bilked the government out of more than $66 million. The sentence is a fraction of the decades in felony charges she initially faced.
At the time, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York called it "one of the largest food stamp frauds in U.S. history." New York resident Arlasa Davis, 56, was sentenced Monday to 24 months in prison after pleading guilty to multiple counts, the Department of Justice announced. She pleaded guilty earlier this year.
"Arlasa Davis exploited her role as a government employee to enrich herself while undermining a program designed to help New York families in need," said Sean Buckley, deputy U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. "This conviction and sentence send a clear message that exploitation of funds intended for families will result in serious consequences."
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