A Yuma County judge sentenced former CBP agent Saul Rivas Hau and fiancée Hilda Sanchez to 36 months probation and $26,424 restitution after both pleaded guilty to felony theft for fraudulently obtaining SNAP benefits from March 2022 to August 2025 and WIC benefits from February 2023 to January 2024.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said the office will keep pursuing those who defraud programs meant to help families afford food, framing the case within a broader Trump administration fraud crackdown.
The case was investigated jointly by CBP's Office of Professional Responsibility, USDA's Inspector General, and Arizona state agencies, and the piece notes other fraud cases, including a separate $1.5 million SNAP scheme in New York, have involved far larger sums.
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