The Biggest Score · 2026-11-01
THE BIGGEST SCORE: $500,000 in Food Stamps, Bought for Half Price in Cash
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| Value taken | more than $500,000 (U.S. Attorney's Office: Amin charged with purchasing more than $500,000 in SNAP benefits for cash) |
| What was taken | SNAP (food stamp) benefits — EBT cards purchased from recipients for approximately half their available benefit amounts in cash, then used to buy bulk merchandise for resale |
| Where | Hollywood |
| Agency | U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida (investigated by HSI Miami and USDA Office of Inspector General) |
| Case no. | 26-mj-06617 |
| Charged | Al Amin, 52, of Hollywood — presumed innocent |
SNAP (food stamp) benefits — EBT cards purchased from recipients for approximately half their available benefit amounts in cash, then used to buy bulk merchandise for resale
How It Went Down — Per the Record
Federal prosecutors say Al Amin, 52, of Hollywood, ran the biggest verified score on The Dirt's board: more than $500,000 in SNAP food benefits, bought from recipients for approximately half their value in cash. According to the U. S.
Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, Amin and others then used the fraudulently obtained EBT cards to purchase bulk merchandise from various retailers — stocking his Hollywood convenience store and selling additional merchandise to other store owners in the area.
Amin is charged in a federal criminal complaint (case 26-mj-06617) with conspiracy to obtain unauthorized use, transfer, acquisition, or possession of benefits, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. If convicted, he faces up to five years in federal prison on the SNAP conspiracy charge and up to 20 years on the wire fraud conspiracy count. HSI Miami and the USDA Office of Inspector General are investigating the case.
A criminal complaint is merely an allegation — Amin is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Charges — Exactly as Booked
| Charge | Bond |
|---|---|
| Conspiracy to obtain unauthorized use, transfer, acquisition, or possession of benefits | — |
| Conspiracy to commit wire fraud | — |
Here Are the Receipts
The official record — the number lives here
| Document | Official record carrying the value: more than $500,000 (U.S. Attorney's Office: Amin charged with purchasing more than $500,000 in SNAP benefits for cash) |
| Agency | U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida (investigated by HSI Miami and USDA Office of Inspector General) |
| Case no. | 26-mj-06617 |
| Original source | https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/hollywood-store-owner-charged-500000-snap-benefits-fraud-scheme |
| Retrieved | Nov 1, 2026, 7:55 AM ET |
Presumed innocent. A charge is not a conviction. Anyone charged in connection with a Score story is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges shown are as booked and may be changed or dropped.