Tacoma grocery store owner indicted for food stamp fraud scheme

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The owner of a small Tacoma market was arraigned in U.S. District Court in Tacoma for multiple counts of wire fraud and SNAP benefit fraud. The case is currently in the arraignment stage.

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Tacoma grocery store owner indicted for food stamp fraud scheme

Media Coverage · April 22, 2026

A 64-year-old owner of a Tacoma grocery store was charged with multiple counts of wire fraud and SNAP benefit fraud. The charges stem from a scheme to defraud the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The owner was arraigned in U.S. District Court in Tacoma.

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• • wire fraud
• • SNAP benefit fraud
• • arraignment

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Tacoma grocery store owner indicted for food stamp fraud scheme

Media Coverage · Apr 22, 2026

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Media Coverage April 22, 2026

Tacoma grocery store owner indicted for food stamp fraud scheme

A 64-year-old owner of a Tacoma grocery store was charged with multiple counts of wire fraud and SNAP benefit fraud. The charges stem from a scheme to defraud the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The owner was arraigned in U.S. District Court in Tacoma.

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Tacoma grocery store owner indicted for food stamp fraud scheme

Tacoma – The 64-year-old owner of a small Tacoma market was arraigned today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma for multiple counts of wire fraud and SNAP benefit fraud, announced …

Apr 22, 2026 · 1 min read