Wayne Couple Goes To Fed Pen For Buying $4.5M Worth Of Food Stamps At Their Paterson Grocery
A Wayne couple was sentenced to federal prison Tuesday for buying $4.5 million worth of food stamps from customers at a grocery store they managed in Paterson.
Ibrahim Zughbi, 67, got 3½ years in a federal penitentiary while his wife, Miriam Zughbi, 63, also of Wayne, was sentenced to two years, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said.
Ibrahim Zughbi previously participated in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) when he was the owner of Neighborhood Supermarket, a medium-sized grocery store, Honig said.
Administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, SNAP benefits –…
Law Enforcement Seize 3 'Machinegun Conversion Devices'
Law enforcement agents seized three “Glock conversion devices,” that are meant to turn semiautomatic pistols into machineguns, during a search of a Wallingford residence.
On Wednesday, Dec. 16, Raphael Dancer, 38, of Wallingford, waived his right to be indicted and pled guilty to a charge of possession of unregistered firearms in violation of the National Firearms Act, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Connecticut said.
The charge stems from the execution of a search warrant in January at Dancer’s residence. There, law enforcement officials found several firearms regulated under the NFA (which w…
