Big B Food Mart

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Big B Food Mart was a grocery store located at 4012 24th Street North, near the intersection with Lewisburg Road in North Birmingham. The building it shared with Ruth's Cafe was constructed in 2009 by Curtis Motley.

Between 2014 and 2021 the store was managed Curtis' son Omar Motley. In 2022 Motley pleaded guilty to federal charges of tax evasion and wire fraud related to his having redeemed $4.6 million of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for cash or other ineligible items, and not reporting his profits from the scheme as income.

Judge Karon Bowdre ordered Motley to serve 46 months in federal prison. He was also ordered to repay $847,001 to the IRS, and $4.75 million to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

References

  • Robinson, Carol (July 7, 2022) "Birmingham grocery store manager ordered to repay $4.6 million in food stamp, tax fraud." {The Birmingham News
  • Thornton, William (January 19, 2023) "Birmingham store manager sentenced for bilking $4.6 million in SNAP funds." AL.com