GHATTAS v. U.S.

No. 93-3867.

40 F.3d 281 (1994)

Aiman GHATTAS, doing business as A & M Food Shop, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America; Michael Espy, Secretary of Agriculture, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided November 15, 1994.

Rehearing Denied December 15, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Deghroony, St. Louis, MO, argued, for appellant.

Madeleine B. Cole, St. Louis, MO, argued, for appellees.

Before LOKEN, Circuit Judge, BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge, and HANSEN, Circuit Judge.


LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

Aiman Ghattas ("Ghattas") owns the A & M Food Shop ("A & M"), a small grocery store in St. Louis, Missouri. Thirty percent of A & M's revenues comes from food stamp purchases. During the period in question, Ghattas's father opened the store in the morning and worked until 3:00 p.m. Clerk Ghandi Owais worked alone in the store from 3:00 p.m. until it closed at 8:00 p.m. During a "sting" investigation, Owais illegally purchased discounted...

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