Grocery store owner Rajan Babbar arrested for exchanging SNAP benefits for cash, violating federal fraud laws.

Grocery store owner Rajan Babbar was arrested on charges of food stamp and wire fraud. Babbar's store, Taste of India, became a SNAP retailer in 2016 but was placed on a "watch list" in 2018 due to unusual food stamp transactions. Despite paying a $1,932 fine in 2020, undercover operations in 2023 found Babbar exchanging SNAP benefits for cash multiple times. The investigation involved the USDA-OIG, FBI, and Lynchburg Police.

January 14, 2025
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