A former Waukegan grocer was sentenced to two and a half years in
federal prison Monday for defrauding government and nutrition
programs.Khaled Saleh, 48, the owner of Sunset Food Market in Waukegan,
Illinois was charged with illegally exchanging cash with
customers using food stamp cards and nutrition coupons during an
undercover investigation.
Khaled, along with his wife, Fatima Saleh, 37, acquired more than
$844,000 paying customers approximately half the value in cash
for goods purchased at other stores using their benefits. They
then re-sold the same items in their store at a substantially
higher price. ...More HERE
