Man charged in SNAP fraud scheme in Gloucester Township

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — A Gloucester Township man has been arrested and charged for using stolen identities to fraudulently obtain thousands of dollars in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, announced Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay.

Andre Streater, 36, of Gloucester Township, was charged with one count each of second-degree identity theft, third-degree forgery, third-degree theft by deception and fourth-degree possession of fraudulent receipts.

In July, the Camden County Board of Social Services alerted the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office to numerous SNAP applications submitted under different individuals using the same residential address and phone number.

During the investigation, detectives determined Streater was responsible for submitting SNAP applications using identifying information for more than 40 individuals between June 7 and June 23.

Additionally, detectives identified a Cash App account used by Streater to transfer SNAP payments to his personal bank account.

The total amount requested in the applications was approximately $128,700.

Of that total, records indicated Streater received approximately $31,200.

Streater was charged on Dec. 3 and served with the complaint at the Camden County Correctional Facility, where he was being held on an unrelated matter.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Kristen Blantz of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at (856) 225-8642.

Tips can also be sent to CAMDEN.TIPS.