俄勒冈州至少40人涉SNAP福利盗刷被联邦起诉：涉案逾300万美元，多人已认罪判刑
美国俄勒冈区联邦检察官办公室10月21日在 Portland 宣布，至少40人因涉嫌合谋以欺诈方式购买补充营养援助计划（SNAP）福利商品、涉案金额超过300万美元而面临联邦指控。检方称，这些团伙通过盗刷设备等手段窃取电子福利转账（EBT）卡数据，再用盗来的账户大批量购买可用 SNAP 福利购买的商品。
俄勒冈区联邦检察官 Scott E. Bradford 在当天下午的记者会上宣布了多项新进展，包括数起新的认罪、11份新起诉书，以及两起大型跨州欺诈案中的重要判决。他说：「当 SNAP 福利被盗时，真正的家庭就没有食物。这不可接受。」美国农业部监察长 John Walk 表示，这类有组织犯罪不仅让 EBT 卡数据被盗的困难家庭失去食物援助，还把婴儿配方奶粉等产品拿到黑市出售，危及公共健康与安全。
其中一起案件中，2024年10月，俄勒冈州联邦大陪审团起诉17人，指控他们盗取超过240万美元的 SNAP 福利。检方称，2023年8月至2024年10月间，该团伙用盗刷器等手段窃取 EBT 卡信息，在俄勒冈州、华盛顿州与加利福尼亚州购买大量婴儿配方奶粉、能量饮料等商品，包括通过路边取货订单下单；用盗刷福利购买的商品超过12万磅，先存放在俄勒冈州与华盛顿州，再运往加州黑市出售。17名被告已于2024年10月全部被捕；其中协助跨州运输赃物的 Ana Escalante 已于2026年9月被判27个月监禁并赔偿240万美元。目前该案已有12名被告被判刑、刑期合计157个月，另有两人已认罪、等待2026年12月量刑。
另一起案件中，Alexandru Telescu 与另外11人于2025年11月被一份26项罪名的联邦起诉书指控，涉案损失估计70万美元。检方称，该团伙自2025年4月起用盗来的 EBT 卡号与密码、以及安装在零售支付终端上的盗刷器，在俄勒冈州、华盛顿州与加利福尼亚州反复盗刷他人福利购物，部分商品存入储物单元、其余用厢式货车与卡车运往加州。Telescu 已于2026年9月29日承认接入设备欺诈与加重身份盗窃罪，定于2027年1月28日量刑。
此外，Bly Gnionsiekan Rodoophe Kehi 于2026年10月7日被联邦大陪审团起诉，被指在 Washington County 的支付终端上安装盗刷设备窃取顾客卡数据；2026年9月至10月间，联邦大陪审团另起诉10名被告，指控他们在2024年间使用盗来的 EBT 卡号与密码购物，每案涉案商品均超过1000美元，损失合计约14.3万美元。检方表示，美国农业部监察长办公室、国税局 IRS 刑事调查部门、国土安全调查局、美国法警局以及多地警察部门与州机构参与了这批案件的调查与起诉。
At Least 40 People Face Federal Charges in Oregon SNAP Fraud Schemes Topping $3 Million
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon announced in Portland on October 21 that at least 40 people are facing federal charges for conspiring to defraud the United States of more than $3 million in fraudulent Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) purchases. The schemes involved stealing Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card data, often through skimming devices, to make unauthorized purchases of large quantities of SNAP-eligible goods.
At a press conference that afternoon, U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon Scott E. Bradford announced multiple new guilty pleas, 11 new indictments, and major federal sentences in two large interstate fraud schemes involving stolen EBT account information. “When SNAP benefits are stolen, real families go without food,” Bradford said. “That is unacceptable.” USDA Inspector General John Walk said the organized schemes not only deprived needy families of food assistance but also put public health and safety at risk by selling products such as infant formula on the black market.
In one case, a federal grand jury in Oregon charged 17 people in October 2024 in a scheme that stole more than $2.4 million in SNAP benefits. Investigators say that from August 2023 to October 2024, the group used skimmers and other methods to steal EBT card information, then used the stolen accounts to buy large amounts of infant formula, energy drinks, and other SNAP-eligible items in Oregon, Washington, and California. More than 120,000 pounds of goods were purchased with stolen benefits, stored in Oregon and Washington, and then shipped to California to be sold on the black market. All 17 defendants were arrested in October 2024. One defendant, Ana Escalante, was sentenced in September 2026 to 27 months in prison and ordered to pay $2.4 million in restitution. So far, 12 defendants have been sentenced to a combined 157 months in prison, and two more have pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing in December 2026.
In a second case, Alexandru Telescu and eleven others were charged in November 2025 in a 26-count federal indictment involving an estimated $700,000 in losses. Starting in April 2025, the group allegedly used stolen EBT numbers and PINs, and skimmers placed on retail payment terminals, to buy SNAP-eligible items in Oregon, Washington, and California, storing some items in storage units and shipping others to California in vans and trucks. On September 29, 2026, Telescu pleaded guilty to access-device fraud and aggravated identity theft and is scheduled for sentencing on January 28, 2027.
Separately, Bly Gnionsiekan Rodoophe Kehi was indicted on October 7, 2026, for allegedly installing skimming devices on Washington County payment terminals, and in September and October 2026 federal grand juries charged ten additional defendants with using stolen EBT card numbers and PINs during 2024, each case involving more than $1,000 in merchandise and estimated losses totaling $143,000. The investigation involves the USDA Office of Inspector General, IRS Criminal Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, the U.S. Marshals Service, multiple police departments, and state agencies.
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图片来源：图：位于 Portland 的 Mark O. Hatfield 联邦法院大楼，本案系列案件在俄勒冈区联邦法院审理。Another Believer 摄，CC BY-SA 3.0，经维基共享资源。Photo: The Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in Portland, where the Oregon federal cases are being heard. Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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