A Muslim deli owner in Buffalo, New York has been arrested for welfare fraud and burglary and is being held for $2 million bail.
37 year old Ahmed Alshami was indicted for exchanging at least $4,000 cash with individuals to use their welfare cards to purchase food to stock his store, and he is also being held for entering a vacant house and stealing kitchen cabinets, hot water tanks, and a baseboard heating unit, presumably to sell or to use in his store.
A Buffalo council member who lives near the store says a lot of illegal activity has been going on at the store, and it has been a major problem for the town.
Alshami is pleading not guilty. Also, since he is not a U.S. citizen, he faces the possibility of being deported if he is found guilty.
While Alshami’s wife and daughter are shown leaving the courtroom they looked directly at the camera throwing up their middle fingers saying “You happy now? F*ck all of you, f*ck America.”