The owner of a seemingly overachieving food truck in Santa Ana has been charged with SNAP benefits fraud after federal officials flagged the business's odd SNAP numbers.
The owner of a fruit and vegetable food truck based in Orange County, which authorities consider to be the largest provider of exchange of public food assistance benefits between nearby fruit and vegetable stores and large supermarkets, has been formally charged with fraud with food stamps, authorities announced today. 48-year-old Esmeralda Soriano, also known as Esmeralda Aguilar and Esmeralda Silva, of Santa Ana, faces two charges for illegal …