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Rapper who literally set fire to money busted as Vance fraud taskforce uncovers $42M in food stamp thefts – KnowGov

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Rapper who literally set fire to money busted as Vance fraud taskforce uncovers $42M in food stamp thefts

One of the fraudsters indicted this month amid the crackdown was Mercedes New, an Instagram influencer, rapper and apparent adult content creator in Atlanta who goes by the name Shawty Dred.

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