Minnesota SNAP food stamp scheme by Somali grocer uncovered by civilian, not government
May 13, 2026 | Vivek Saxena
A Minneapolis grocery store owner allegedly used other people’s food stamp cards to stock products at his store.
Abdiwahid Mohamed, the 60-year-old owner of the Minnesota Food Grocery LLC, allegedly used over $1 million in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to buy goods from Walmart, Sam’s Club, and Costco, according to the Minnesota Star Tribune.
He’d then stock his own shelves with those goods. All this reportedly started around 2021.
“Wal-Mart discovered that a small group of people were making multiple purchases of products such as energy drinks and baby formula using EBT cards that did not belong to them,” a criminal complaint against him reads.
“Mohamed would then load the purchased goods into one of his two vehicles and deliver those goods directly to Minnesota Food Grocery, where he and his employees unloaded it,” the complaint continues.
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