Institute for Justice: Small Business Owner Sues USDA Over Policy That Prevents Him From Ever Accepting Food Stamps at Store Because of His Decades-Old Offenses
August 02, 2023
August 02, 2023
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 2 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023:
Today, a Maryland small business owner filed a federal lawsuit against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), challenging a policy that permanently prevents him from accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits as payment at his corner store because of his convictions for drug and firearms possession from 19 years ago. Altimont Mark Wilks, t . . .
Today, a Maryland small business owner filed a federal lawsuit against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), challenging a policy that permanently prevents him from accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits as payment at his corner store because of his convictions for drug and firearms possession from 19 years ago. Altimont Mark Wilks, t . . .