Legal Opinion
United States v. Hussein
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 13, 2011No. 11-2248PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge. -
Naeil Hussein and his girlfriend, Lisa Bazian, operated what appeared to be convenience stores on the south side of Chicago. In fact they were little more than fronts where the couple rang up phony sales for food-stamp recipients looking to exchange their benefits for discounted amounts of cash. When federal investigators discovered the fraudulent scheme at one location, the pair simply obtained government authorization to accept food stamps at a different address where they continued their operation. Through a surrogate Hussein opened a third store and even attempted…
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