Institute for Justice: USDA Agrees to Amend 'Business Integrity Rule,' Stop Punishing Maryland Business Owner for Unrelated Drug Arrest
December 19, 2023
December 19, 2023
HAGERSTOWN, Maryland, Dec. 19 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2023:
On Friday, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) agreed to allow Maryland business owner Altimont Mark Wilks to reapply to become a certified Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) retailer at his Hagerstown and Frederick corner stores. The USDA permanently banned him from ever accepting SNAP benefits as payment at his stores, because of an unrelated, . . .
On Friday, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) agreed to allow Maryland business owner Altimont Mark Wilks to reapply to become a certified Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) retailer at his Hagerstown and Frederick corner stores. The USDA permanently banned him from ever accepting SNAP benefits as payment at his stores, because of an unrelated, . . .