Florida SNAP Violation Attorney

If you’re a food retailer and have received a SNAP or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program violation notice from the USDA, it is highly recommended to contact an experienced SNAP attorney because this is an official notice from the government.

The letter will present the violations that the USDA claims your store committed, and on the following pages, they state the transactions that were violated. There are several genres of violations, and as soon as you receive this notification, you should contact our legal team because you only have 10 days to respond. If you choose not to respond, the government will immediately suspend your business’s right to use EBT.

What is the SNAP Program?

SNAP is the national food supplement program run by the federal government that assists those with an income below the poverty level with a monthly account to purchase healthy food. Up until 2007, the program was called Food Stamps, and in the 1990s, the recipients began receiving their benefits on plastic cards much like a debit card. Today, it is the Code and the Code of Federal Regulations that oversees the program and enforces the regulations.

There are five major SNAP violations associated with a retail store.

1) The store has been found trafficking SNAP benefits by accepting benefits fraudulently or stealing benefits.
2) The employees at the store accepted SNAP benefits for nonfood items.
3) False information was submitted on the original application to utilize EBT benefits.
4) The employees took SNAP benefits from an unauthorized person.
5) The establishment took in more EBT funds than they sold on that transaction.

Defending Snap Violations

The defense for your SNAP violation is an experienced SNAP lawyer who has handled thousands of these violation accusations. We have been defending store owners for over 20 years, and our law firm handles all phases and genres of a SNAP violation with excellent case law and a talent for trials when dealing with a government agency. We understand the process to achieve success for their client.

When you contact our firm about a letter you have received, our lawyers will go into action by handling the communication between the USDA and your business. We will begin acquiring the necessary evidence in order to respond to their claims, and we handle all the paperwork quickly and efficiently.

After the USDA has received our response to the violation letter, they have two options: to release the accusation or to return a second letter repeating the violations, which gives your lawyers 10 more days to establish your position.

This is why you need our expertise in these SNAP violations; as a private citizen, you will be unable to protest their original decision, but our experienced team of lawyers will appeal the decision. We’ll gather overwhelming evidence and generate an appellate brief containing all the legal evidence and case law needed to overcome the accusations. If the state USDA refuses to change their legal decision in the Administrative Review, our attorneys will file a Judicial review at the Federal level, which requires legal representation.

Because SNAP is a nationwide agency, the process follows standard procedure including filing motions, discovery and the actual trial, and we handle these types of cases in all 50 states. Our law firm excels in the rules and regulations that must be adhered to in state and federal courts in order to win.

SNAP Accusations

SNAP handles all phases of the EBT benefit cards, and though most stores have no problems, severe penalties result in misuse. Our SNAP violation lawyers will allow you a fighting chance to challenge the accusations.

In the majority of cases, the owner is not aware of what a few unscrupulous employees are doing, but legal actions must be addressed. It is highly recommended that an owner who receives a letter from SNAP, should contact a SNAP lawyer immediately.

Without a SNAP violation attorney, you cannot defend your business. Penalties can often be as high as ten’s of thousands of dollars, you are disqualified from the program for up to five years, and you will be marked as an abuser of the system if found guilty. Contact this SNAP lawyer to amend and fight the allegations you received.