YOU WON’T BELIEVE HIS PUNISHMENT! HISPANIC STORE OWNER Swindles Tax Payers Out Of $1,116,924.27 In Latest Food Stamp ScamHow did this man come to OWN this store? There is no information on much about this fraudster except that he stole from Americans and is getting just a slap on the wrist. It s no wonder these people are repeat offenders!A hispanic store owner testified in court through a Spanish translator (Why no English?) that he swindled the American tax payers out of millions via food stamp fraud. Eduardo Leonardo plead guilty to stealing from the USDA by illegally exchanging over a million dollars of food stamp benefits for cash for over two years. I stole from the USDA and the Food and Nutrition Service,  Eduardo Leonardo said slowly in Spanish through a translator in Brooklyn Federal Court.  It was an exchange of benefits for cash. Leonardo, 57,  admitted to committing  food stamp  fraud between Oct. 2015 and March 2017 by giving customers cash in exchange for running their EBT cards for a higher amount, which the federal government would later reimburse.In one instance, an undercover witness from the USDA went into Super Economic and picked up a jar of peanut butter and jelly and crackers, totaling $5.48. The witness then asked Leonardo to exchange benefits for $200 cash and Leonardo charged an undercover EBT card $287.89 and gave the witness $200 in cash, making a $82.41 profit.The USDA lost a total of $1,116,924.27 in the transactions.The scammer has run his store, Super Economic One Way Supermarket out of 104-21 Glenwood Road in Canarsie since Dec. 2011. It became a registered SNAP business on May 25, 2012. Specifically I gave a discounted rate in cash in exchange for them [customers] allowing me to ring up the full amount,  Leonardo said to Judge Ann Donnelly.Remember Ann Donnelly?Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) previously called the  food stamp program,  uses federal tax dollars to aid low-income households in buying affordable and nutritious food. EBT cards are used like debit cards, to swipe at special terminals in retail food stores to use the benefits in exchange for food.Between Nov. 2015 and Jan. 2017, Super Economic conducted more than 57,000 SNAP transactions totaling more than $1.5 million, according to court documents.About 8 transactions were made for $50 or more, an amount that USDA officials say is high for a store that size, which would normally conduct $15 average transactions.Leonardo is set to be sentenced on Oct. 31 and could face a maximum five years in prison WHAAAAT????THIS IS WHY THIS KEEPS HAPPENING!A man swindles more than a million dollars from Americans yet he gets only 5 years in prison? The punishment does not fit the crime!Via: Brooklyn EagleGovernment News
you won t believe his punishment hispanic store owner singles tax players out of in latest food stamp scamhow man come own store there information much fraudster except stole americans getting slap wrist it wonder people repeat offenders a hispanic store owner testified court spanish translator why english dwindled american tax players millions via food stamp fraud eduardo leonardo plead guilty stealing usda illegally exchanging million dollars food stamp benefits cash two years i stole usda food nutrition service eduardo leonardo said slowly spanish translator brooklyn federal court it exchange benefits cash leonardo admitted committing food stamp fraud march giving customers cash exchange running et cards higher amount federal government would later one instance undercover witness usda went super economic picked jar peanut butter jelly crackers totaling the witness asked leonardo exchange benefits cash leonardo charged undercover et card gave witness cash making usda lost total spammer run store super economic one way supermarket glenwood road canarsie since it became registered snap business may specifically i gave discounted rate cash exchange customers allowing ring full amount leonardo said judge ann ann donnelly supplemental nutrition assistance program snap previously called food stamp program uses federal tax dollars aid households buying affordable nutritious food et cards used like debit cards swine special terminals retail food stores use benefits exchange super economic conducted snap transactions totaling million according court transactions made amount usda officials say high store size would normally conduct average set sentenced could face maximum five years prison whaaat this is why this keeps happening a man singles million dollars americans yet gets years prison the punishment fit crime via brooklyn eaglegovernment news
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: YOU WON’T BELIEVE HIS PUNISHMENT! HISPANIC STORE OWNER Swindles Tax Payers Out Of $1,116,924.27 In Latest Food Stamp ScamHow did this man come to OWN this store? There is no information on much about this fraudster except that he stole from Americans and is getting just a slap on the wrist. It s no wonder these people are repeat offenders!A hispanic store owner testified in court through a Spanish translator (Why no English?) that he swindled the American tax payers out of millions via food stamp fraud. Eduardo Leonardo plead guilty to stealing from the USDA by illegally exchanging over a million dollars of food stamp benefits for cash for over two years. I stole from the USDA and the Food and Nutrition Service,  Eduardo Leonardo said slowly in Spanish through a translator in Brooklyn Federal Court.  It was an exchange of benefits for cash. Leonardo, 57,  admitted to committing  food stamp  fraud between Oct. 2015 and March 2017 by giving customers cash in exchange for running their EBT cards for a higher amount, which the federal government would later reimburse.In one instance, an undercover witness from the USDA went into Super Economic and picked up a jar of peanut butter and jelly and crackers, totaling $5.48. The witness then asked Leonardo to exchange benefits for $200 cash and Leonardo charged an undercover EBT card $287.89 and gave the witness $200 in cash, making a $82.41 profit.The USDA lost a total of $1,116,924.27 in the transactions.The scammer has run his store, Super Economic One Way Supermarket out of 104-21 Glenwood Road in Canarsie since Dec. 2011. It became a registered SNAP business on May 25, 2012. Specifically I gave a discounted rate in cash in exchange for them [customers] allowing me to ring up the full amount,  Leonardo said to Judge Ann Donnelly.Remember Ann Donnelly?Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) previously called the  food stamp program,  uses federal tax dollars to aid low-income households in buying affordable and nutritious food. EBT cards are used like debit cards, to swipe at special terminals in retail food stores to use the benefits in exchange for food.Between Nov. 2015 and Jan. 2017, Super Economic conducted more than 57,000 SNAP transactions totaling more than $1.5 million, according to court documents.About 8 transactions were made for $50 or more, an amount that USDA officials say is high for a store that size, which would normally conduct $15 average transactions.Leonardo is set to be sentenced on Oct. 31 and could face a maximum five years in prison WHAAAAT????THIS IS WHY THIS KEEPS HAPPENING!A man swindles more than a million dollars from Americans yet he gets only 5 years in prison? The punishment does not fit the crime!Via: Brooklyn EagleGovernment News
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: you won t believe his punishment hispanic store owner singles tax players out of in latest food stamp scamhow man come own store there information much fraudster except stole americans getting slap wrist it wonder people repeat offenders a hispanic store owner testified court spanish translator why english dwindled american tax players millions via food stamp fraud eduardo leonardo plead guilty stealing usda illegally exchanging million dollars food stamp benefits cash two years i stole usda food nutrition service eduardo leonardo said slowly spanish translator brooklyn federal court it exchange benefits cash leonardo admitted committing food stamp fraud march giving customers cash exchange running et cards higher amount federal government would later one instance undercover witness usda went super economic picked jar peanut butter jelly crackers totaling the witness asked leonardo exchange benefits cash leonardo charged undercover et card gave witness cash making usda lost total spammer run store super economic one way supermarket glenwood road canarsie since it became registered snap business may specifically i gave discounted rate cash exchange customers allowing ring full amount leonardo said judge ann ann donnelly supplemental nutrition assistance program snap previously called food stamp program uses federal tax dollars aid households buying affordable nutritious food et cards used like debit cards swine special terminals retail food stores use benefits exchange super economic conducted snap transactions totaling million according court transactions made amount usda officials say high store size would normally conduct average set sentenced could face maximum five years prison whaaat this is why this keeps happening a man singles million dollars americans yet gets years prison the punishment fit crime via brooklyn eaglegovernment news