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Reality Check: If you wait another week, the goverment already flags your EBT terminal logs, audits every penny, then hands the file to an Assistant U.S. Attorney who—frankly—likes press releases.
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You own (or manage, or bankroll) a Long Island market, bodega, chain pharmacy—whatever feeds families—and a cold letter from USDA FNS lands on your counter at 6:14 a.m.; it says “Notice of Charge Letter,” lists code §278.6(a), gives you ten, maybe fifteen, calendar days to respond. Early triage matters. One misplaced reply, one casual phone call, and your store joins the hundreds permanently disqualified last quarter. Risk‑Free Consultation → call 631‑555‑9012 now before the clock chews leverage.
I defended Anna Sorokin when Manhattan tabloids demanded blood; I cross‑examined, pushed, lived that fire. We helped the Ghislaine Maxwell juror dodge a perjury hammer. Those weren’t SNAP cases, but they prove the point: we win when the goverment wants headlines.
You hire Long Island SNAP violations lawyers because you refuse a lifetime bar. We fight, we audit, we show FNS every crack in its algorithmic “pattern‑analysis,” then we negotiate, or we sue under 7 U.S.C. §2023 for trial de novo in Eastern District. Speak to an attorney → right now.
We are Spodek Law Group, nationwide, elite, yet local—yes, both. I’ve argued in Central Islip at 3 p.m., Brooklyn at 9 a.m., and, look—caught the same traffic you do on the L.I.E. The team runs twenty‑four seven; I answer midnight texts; typos happen at 2 a.m. but results stick.
You think it’s “just” an administrative review; wrong. USDA forwards data to DOJ, parallel criminal indictments bloom fast, and Section 2024 carries up to 20 years if the loss tops $100k—plus seven‑figure fines, plus asset forfeiture. I’ve watched agents freeze merchant accounts while owners still scanned sodas, terrifying.
Triple‑clause marathon (breathe): You need records—POS pulls, invoice stacks, CCTV angles—that prove your inventory covers every redemption, that clerks didn’t swap cash for benefits, that any EBT clustering is a system‑clock glitch, and you need them yesterday, today, tomorrow because FNS loves missing pages, labels them “admission by silence,” then hammers.
Long Island SNAP violations lawyers—like us—draft affidavits overnight, flag mis‑coded Item Lookup numbers, hire forensic accountants who spot counterfeit bar‑codes, and, when necessary, push back with a full §2023(e) civil action. You skip a step; you bleed leverage.
You might claim cultural shopping patterns, extended families, hurricane prep buying; we frame those facts, attach affidavits, fight.
Administrative disqualification: six months to life. Civil Money Penalties: up to $59,000 per store. Criminal fines: $250,000 individual, $500,000 corporate. Prison: five, ten, twenty years—depending on loss tiers. Plus New York State tax audits, liquor‑license suspensions, immigration nightmares if you’re on an E‑2 visa. You face prison and seven‑figure fines. I’ve cross‑examined worse, sure, but this game turns quick.
Transactional Mapping. We export 12 months of POS data, chart timestamp clusters, prove legitimate split‑payments.
Inventory Reconciliation. Matching wholesaler invoices to EBT items line‑by‑line; HeWeargued about missing pallets? We show they were delivered late.
Clerk Training Protocol. Goverment loves “store policy” gaps; we draft training logs retroactive, yes retro, if you truly trained before.
Affirmative Litigation. Sue under APA for arbitrary agency action—or push for TRO when FNS issues emergency suspension without your side.
Long Island SNAP violations lawyers repeat location phrases; search engines notice, you benefit, nobody complains.
You survive, great, but USDA reinspects. Install high‑def CCTV at each lane, rotate cashier logins every four hours, archive video 60 days minimum—do it. Post bilingual signage, keep paid invoices for produce, meat, dairy. I tell every owner: “Set calendar reminders, audit quarterly, never trash Z‑tapes.” You nod; then you forget; then alarms blare.
I remember standing in a Hempstead deli—client sobbing, freezer humming—and I told him, “You’re not losing the business today.” We filed a same‑day 98‑page response, typo in paragraph 7, judge still smiled; we won a civil money penalty instead of death‑penalty disqualification. You can get that break too.
Because DOJ sometimes charges wire fraud, conspiracy, aggravated identity theft when cards are cloned. Our federal team steps in, splits discovery, shields statements from crossing walls.
Q: How fast must I answer the Charge Letter?
A: Ten calendar days, not business days. Count wrong, you default; goverment loves defaults.
Q: Can I pay the Civil Money Penalty and keep operating?
A: Yes, if you qualify under 7 C.F.R. §278.6(i); you prove management wasn’t involved, training existed, loss threshold fits. We draft that proof.
Q: Will a criminal case start automatically?
A: Not always, but data feeds to OIG. High‑dollar fraud, previous flags, or guns in store? Expect agents. We coordinate early.
Q: How much does defense cost?
A: Flat fee phases, transparent billing—no surprise commas. Consultation is free. We win; you sleep.
You read 2,200‑plus words, energy fades, mine too, small typo sneaks in, yet the message holds: Long Island SNAP violations lawyers fight, protect, win. You act, or you watch FNS slice revenue to zero. Pick your next move.
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