Owner of Erie Fresh Meat Market pleads guilty to food stamp fraud
Laith Kadhem pleaded guilty to one count before United States District Judge Stephanie L Haines. In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that from in and around March 2016 to in and around September 2017, Kadhem, who was the owner and operator of Anwar Fresh Meat Market in Erie and a co-defendant, Haydar Al-Kofi, who was the manager and partner working at Anwar Fresh Meat Market, conspired to defraud the United States by filing an application containing false information for a license to accept SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits and accepting food stam...
Source: irs.gov