Atlanta Rapper Shawty Dred Indicted in $42M Federal SNAP Fraud Sweep
Atlanta rapper Shawty Dred has been indicted by the Department of Justice Fraud Division as part of a federal crackdown on SNAP benefits fraud. Atlanta rapper Shawty Dred, real name Mercedes New, has been indicted by the United States Department of Justice in connection to an alleged $42M fraud scheme involving SNAP benefits. The Department of Education has released documents naming ShawtyDred as one of over 40 alleged fraudsters apprehended in a nationwide crackdown on fraud involving the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and related USDA programs. New was indicted by a federal grand jury on October 7 before being apprehended in Las Vegas on October 13. He has been charged with criminal food stamp fraud, mail fraud, access device fraud, and aggravated identity theft. The investigation into New was launched in 2025 by the Georgia Department of Human Services Office of Inspector General, which discovered that phone numbers associated with New had contacted SNAP interactive voice response (IVR) system over 9,000 times, gaining access to over 350 separate SNAP accounts. The transaction total for SNAP Benefit cards allegedly connected to New amounted to an estimated $1.8 million, with roughly $635,000 of that money being linked to transactions at Shawtydred LLC in Atlanta, GA, a retail store owned by New. New is facing a minimum sentence of two years and a maximum of 20 years in prison.
Pubblicato : 8 ore fa di Preezy Brown in Politics World
Atlanta rapper Shawty Dred has been indicted by the United States Department of Justice as part of an alleged $42M fraud scheme involving SNAP benefits.
On Wednesday (Oct. 21), the Department of Just... [3361 symbols]
Temi: Music, Fraud, Corruption
