Half Price Food Stamps

A man co-owned a sandwich shop. Three times he bought food stamps from a man who turned out to be an undercover government agent. He paid $150 for $195 worth, $350 for $500 worth, and $300 for $500 worth. His shop was not authorised to accept food stamps at all. The law makes it a crime to "knowingly" acquire food stamps in a way not authorised by the rules. At trial the judge told the jury the prosecution did not have to prove he knew the deals were unauthorised.