EBT fraud? Oh SNAP! No surprise in state awash in welfare cash

SNAP’s EBT cards are supposed to help low-income families buy food, not fund side hustles.

But at LA’s Escamex Party Supplies bodega, these benefits allegedly fueled a brisk backroom business.

Jesse Cervantes-Gomez is accused of ringing up big fake purchases on recipients’ cards and handing back roughly half the amount in cold cash.

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