西雅图警方利用被盗的EBT卡在一个诈骗团伙中逮捕了11人,针对的是弱势个人,共查明18名嫌疑人。 Seattle police arrested 11 in a fraud ring using stolen EBT cards, targeting vulnerable individuals, with 18 suspects identified overall.

西雅图警方在唐人街国际区利用EBT食品印章卡的欺诈阴谋中逮捕了11人,共查出18名嫌疑人。 Seattle police have arrested 11 people in a fraud scheme exploiting EBT food stamp cards in the Chinatown-International District, with 18 suspects identified overall. 这次行动是在7月开始的为期五个月的卧底调查中发现的,涉及提供现金——有时在美元上只有50美分——以换取EBT卡片或购买,主要针对那些吸毒成瘾或无家可归的人。 The operation, uncovered over a five-month undercover investigation beginning in July, involved offering cash—sometimes as little as 50 cents on the dollar—for EBT cards or purchases, primarily targeting individuals struggling with addiction or homelessness. 嫌疑人利用卡片购买了鱼酱和椰子等商品,这些商品转售以牟利,其收益往往为毒品销售提供资金。 Suspects used the cards to buy goods like fish sauce and coconut, which were resold for profit, with proceeds often funding drug sales. 警方发现了欺诈团伙与当地贩毒者之间的联系,贩毒者针对的是那些最近付钱的人。 Police found links between the fraud ring and local drug traffickers, who targeted those recently paid. 两名男子,Ha Son Thach和Lien My Khuu面临重罪指控;另有五人在监督下获释。 Two men, Ha Son Thach and Lien My Khuu, face felony charges; five others were released under supervision. 7名嫌疑人仍然在逃,检察官说随后可能提出更多指控。 Seven suspects remain at large, and prosecutors say more charges may follow.