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You are subscribed to USAO - Virginia, Western news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Lynchburg Store Owner Pleads Guilty to Federal Food Stamp Fraud 03/03/2026 07:00 AM EST LYNCHBURG, Va. – The owner of Taste of India, a medium-sized grocery store in Lynchburg, pled guilty today to federal food stamp fraud and other charges.Rajan Babbar, 59, pled guilty today to one count of fraud regarding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp Program and one count of transacting in criminally derived property. SNAP was established by the United States government to alleviate hunger and malnutrition among low and middle-income families by increasing their food purchasing power and ability.

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