Tag: USDA OIG

Mark Brummitt, Food Stamp Fraud and Counterfeit Passport, Wisconsin 2025
⏱ 2 min read A sex offender who spent years scamming the system has been put away for good after a conviction in federal court. Mark Brummitt, 69, was sentenced to 6 years in federal prison for failing to register as a sex offender, food stamp fraud, and using a counterfeit passport. Brummitt’s rap sheet…

Shermeca McCrary, SNAP benefits theft, North Carolina 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Johnston County Social Services worker has been sentenced to 6 months in prison for swiping over $100,000 in government food aid. Shermeca McCrary, a case worker, used her access to exploit SNAP accounts, netting herself $102,000 in taxpayer dollars. The brazen heist began in Johnston County, North Carolina. McCrary’s scheme…
