Sources told CBS 2 the Chicago businesses were caught preying on people who needed cash.
They would buy their Link cards in exchange for that cash, and then use the cards to steal whatever federal money was issued.
The four businesses, our sources say, are part of an even longer list of locations where business owners would pay cash for Link cards. Our sources told CBS 2 the four locations had their Link card readers confiscated by the United States Department of Agriculture – which led the bust with the help of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, Chicago Police, and the Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection.The city's Department of Buildings posted bright orange signs outside each of the businesses reading:"Off limits. Do not enter.
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