Lansing store owner charged in nationwide SNAP fraud surge

Mohinder Singh, a Lansing convenience store operator, has been charged by a federal grand jury with theft or conversion of public money and nine counts of SNAP benefits fraud. The indictment alleges that Singh, who operated Romario’s convenience store, unlawfully exchanged cash and ineligible items for SNAP benefits and allowed customers to use benefits to pay personal debts.

According to the charges, Singh typically offered SNAP recipients an exchange rate of $0.50 in U.S. Currency for every $1 in benefits and charged fees in SNAP benefits when extending credit. The government alleges that Singh’s actions resulted in more than $1 million in intended losses to the federal program.

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