Overview

• The May 29 indictment charges Michael Kehoe, Mohamad Nawafleh, Omar and Emad Alrawashdeh, Gamal Obaid and ex-USDA employee Arlasa Davis with conspiracy, theft of government funds and misappropriation of USDA benefits.
• Prosecutors allege the network submitted about 200 fraudulent USDA applications from 2019 to obtain license numbers for ineligible stores, including smoke shops.
• Unauthorized terminals installed in Long Island and Bronx locations processed more than $30 million in illicit SNAP transactions.
• Davis allegedly abused her role in USDA fraud detection by photographing and selling hundreds of license numbers, enabling over $36 million in fraudulent redemptions in exchange for bribes disguised as gifts.
• Mohamad Nawafleh faces an additional failure-to-appear charge after reportedly fleeing to Jordan while on bail.