Atlanta rapper Shawty Dred indicted on federal SNAP fraud charges over alleged $4.4 million theft

Atlanta rapper Shawty Dred, legal name Mercedes New, has been indicted on federal charges of allegedly defrauding SNAP, the food benefits programme, of $4.4 million, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on October 21. A grand jury returned the indictment on October 7. The allegations are untested in court. A conviction carries two to 20 years in prison.