Sleiman Awada, 54, illegally received more than $215,000 in Medicaid benefits, $100,000 in SNAP benefits, and more than $200,000 in disability insurance benefits, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio.
Authorities say Awada worked at a convenience store on Warrensville Center Road in Warrensville Heights. The store participated in the SNAP program and received benefit payments.
From May 2019 through September 2020, Awada and others had people use their SNAP benefits to purchase items at other stores, then resold the items in the convenience store at a profit, authorities say. In one example, Awada reportedly gave a person $150 in exchange for nearly $390 worth of products acquired at another store with SNAP benefits.
Authorities also say Awada was fraudulently receiving benefits through Medicaid, Social Security, and SNAP, failing to disclose that he worked at the store when applying for benefits. He reportedly created fictitious pay stubs show that his wife worked for and received payment from the convenience store.
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