A Baltimore man was ordered Friday to pay more than $3.7 million in restitution for illegally trafficking in food stamps.

U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett also sentenced Mohammad Shafiq, 51, to almost four years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.
Mohammad Irfan, 59, of Baltimore County was sentenced Thursday to more than four years in prison and ordered to pay about $3.6 million in restitution. He also faces three years of supervised release.
The operators collectively obtained more than $16 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture by illegally trading food stamp benefits for cash
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