Overview
- Abbas Rehman, who investigators arrested on April 30, faces multiple felony counts tied to an alleged $2,880,835.81 theft of food-assistance funds.
- State investigators say he used stolen identities of four USDA-authorized retailers, filed fake merchant applications, and changed bank deposit details to divert payments.
- SNAP is a federal food-aid program that repays approved stores for groceries bought with benefits, which makes retailer sign-ups and deposit routing a frequent target for fraud.
- Rehman remains in custody as the case advances to prosecution under the Florida CFO’s Criminal Investigations Division.
- Officials frame the arrest as part of a broader crackdown, noting other recent cases this year involving misused insurance settlements and bogus state property damage claims.