USDA said two undercover buys showed SNAP benefits were used for nonfood items at the market.
DES MOINES, Wash. — A Des Moines convenience store has sued the federal government after the U.S. Department of Agriculture upheld a six-month ban from SNAP over claims workers sold hair oil and other nonfood items through the program, according to a complaint filed Wednesday in federal court.
Madina Halal Market filed the complaint April 8 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, asking a judge to review a final agency decision issued March 16 that upheld the disqualification.
The store is at 21630
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