Legal Opinion
United States of America v. William Patrick Griffin
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 22, 2000No. 99-2531PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
William Patrick Griffin purchased meat from various wholesalers and retailers and resold it to St. Louis consumers, selling door-to-door from his truck. When customers paid Griffin with food stamps issued by the United States Department of Agriculture, he sold the food stamps for ninety-five percent of their face value to Jacqueline Murphy, a former co-worker. Murphy had obtained USDA authorization to redeem food stamps in the name of a sham company, “Jacque’s Meats,” and purchased food stamps from a number of sources, including Griffin, for a relatively small fee. After…
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