Chicago Man Admits To Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $1.5M in SNAP Benefits

CHICAGO –  A Chicago man is admitting to fraudulently obtaining more than one-point-five-million-dollars in SNAP benefits.  David Quinones pleaded guilty this week to a federal wire fraud charge.  SNAP is a federal program intended to provide nutritional benefits to supplement the food budgets of eligible individuals and families.  Quinones confessed that from 2018 to 2023, he gave cash or other items to SNAP recipients in exchange for access to their Link cards and associated ID numbers. Quinones used the cards to purchase various goods at authorized retail stores.  He then re-sold most of the goods, keeping the proceeds for himself.