Legal Opinion
Mlaith Abdelqadar v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 1, 2005No. 04-3027PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Mlaith Abdelqadar, a citizen of Jordan, has been ordered removed from the United States following his conviction for purchasing food stamps from welfare recipients. Food stamps — in Illinois, “WIC stamps” issued under the state’s program for women, infants, and children — may be used only to secure designated goods, such as bread and milk. Replacing the stamps with cash enables recipients to buy goods they prefer to the state’s list. Economists may approve; Illinois does not. Intermediaries in this black-market trade buy at a discount and make a profit by turning…
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