假农场摊刷走逾21万美元粮食券福利：俄克拉荷马州男子认罪，最高面临20年监禁
美国司法部俄克拉荷马西区联邦检察官办公室宣布，Noble 居民 Steven Eugene Melton Jr.（41岁）已就盗窃政府财产与粮食券（SNAP）福利诈骗认罪，联邦检察官 Robert J. Troester 公布了案情。
公开记录显示，2023年6月，Melton 向美国农业部食品与营养服务局申请授权其名下一家名为 Wrights Farms 的「农贸市场」接受 SNAP 福利。申请中，他冒用了另一名与骗局无关者的姓名、出生日期和社会安全号码。Wrights Farms 是他为处理 SNAP 付款而设立的空壳生意。
食品与营养服务局于2023年6月6日批准了该申请。2023年6月至2024年5月，Wrights Farms 处理了约212,194.58美元 SNAP 福利，款项来自 Melton 用伪造或变造身份证件取得的诈骗账户。
联邦大陪审团于2026年5月19日起诉 Melton 盗窃政府财产与 SNAP 福利诈骗。Melton 于2026年11月2日认罪，承认将 SNAP 福利兑换据为己有。量刑时，他最高面临20年联邦监禁。
此案由美国农业部监察长办公室与社会安全局监察长办公室调查，特任助理联邦检察官 Krista Hodges-Eckhoff 负责起诉。（来源：美国司法部俄克拉荷马西区联邦检察官办公室）
Oklahoma Man Pleads Guilty to Using Sham Farm Stand to Process More Than $212,000 in Fraudulent SNAP Benefits
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Oklahoma announced that Steven Eugene Melton Jr., 41, of Noble, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to theft of government property and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits fraud. U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester made the announcement.
According to public records, in June 2023, Melton applied to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service for authorization to accept SNAP benefits at a purported farmer's market called Wrights Farms. In the application, Melton used the name, date of birth, and Social Security number of an individual who had no involvement in the scheme. Melton created Wrights Farms as a sham business to process SNAP payments.
The Food and Nutrition Service approved the application on June 6, 2023. From June 2023 through May 2024, Wrights Farms processed approximately $212,194.58 in SNAP benefits from fraudulent accounts that Melton obtained using fake or altered identification cards.
On May 19, 2026, a federal grand jury charged Melton with theft of government property and SNAP benefits fraud. Melton pleaded guilty on November 2, 2026, and admitted he converted SNAP benefits for his own personal use.
At sentencing, Melton faces up to 20 years in federal prison.
This case is the result of an investigation by the United States Department of Agriculture Office of Inspector General and the Social Security Administration Office of Inspector General. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Krista Hodges-Eckhoff is prosecuting the case. (Source: U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Oklahoma)
来源：美国司法部俄克拉荷马西区联邦检察官办公室
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