On Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, Philadelphia prosecutors announced charges against eleven local business owners for defrauding a city food‑assistance program that serves low‑income women and children. The alleged scheme involved taking more than $340,000, amounting to tens of thousands of dollars, from the municipal program.
The program provides food assistance to women and children living in poverty, and the prosecutors say the accused misappropriated funds intended for those beneficiaries.