14 Freeloaders ARRESTED for $16 MILLION in Welfare Fraud

[Mystic Wanderer]

Oh dear! Here's another huge food stamp bust.   This one is in Tallahassee, FL. 

Another MASSIVE Welfare Fraud Bust Nets 132 Suspects in 1 State Alone

Four arrests have been made in Tallahassee in connection with a months-long investigation into a food stamp fraud scheme that also involved illegal gambling, racketeering and money laundering.

Detectives and agents seized large sums of U.S. Currency and several vehicles.

Large amounts of money and several vehicles were seized during the investigation of 132 suspects that resulted in the arrests of two men and two men – Wondwossen “Wondu” Gizaw-Tessema, 57, Eyerusalem “Jerry”Hiluf, 31, Firehiwot Gebre, 35, and Christabel Ekhosuehi, 29 in the Tallahassee area.

Hiluf is the mother of Gizaw-Tessema’s child according to county records.
The EBT food stamp operation centered around several businesses owned by Gizaw-Tessema, who was identified by authorities from the Leon County Sheriff’s Office as the ringleader who coordinated activities at his Wondu Marathon Convenience Store, Euro Fashions Boutique, One Stop College Market, Pretty Game Boutique and Belen Mart.

Employees at the businesses bought EBT cards at half their value from at least 100 welfare recipients, then use the cards to purchase items at “big box” discount stores like Sam’s Club and Costco that would be returned for cash.
Some EBT cardholders were instructed to use their cards to make the purchases themselves, and were sold beer, cigarettes and other items that are not approved food stamp purchases.

Agents and detectives found deposits of nearly $1.5 million into four different accounts, with Gizaw-Tessema making withdrawals of almost a half-million dollars during a three-month period.

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Round 'em up, and move em' out!  Trump is getting it done!!