Shopkeepers would then transfer the excess cash to their bank accounts.
“If they run an EBT card for $130 in their business, that retailer will give the client $70 to $80 in cash and the rest will go into his bank account,” Saddler told WAPT in 2012. “It’s a very big problem, and it seems to be getting bigger at times.”
If convicted, Saddler could face up to 20 years behind bars and be required to pay a $250,000 fine plus the money obtained from the scheme, the Justice Department announced Thursday.
“There is almost nothing more corrosive to our democratic form of government than one who abuses his position of authority and public trust,” U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst said. “Prosecuting public corruption is a priority of this U.S. Attorney’s Office, and those who abuse their power should be on notice that they will be held to account by this Justice Department.”
