Chicago Man Gets 52 Months for $1.55 Million SNAP Trafficking Scheme
Prosecutors say he exploited more than 1,200 EBT cards to buy goods for resale.
Overview
- U.S. District Judge Steven C. Seeger sentenced David Quinones on March 9 to 52 months in prison.
- He was ordered to pay $1,554,804 in restitution to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- From 2018 to 2023, he paid SNAP recipients for access to their Link cards and PINs, then bought bulk soda, water, and snacks to resell to convenience stores and restaurants.
- Prosecutors say he used more than 1,200 unique cards to complete over 5,000 fraudulent transactions.
- Court records describe a 2020 undercover buy at an Evergreen Park store and say he kept purchasing even after a 2022 warning, before pleading guilty to wire fraud last year.