North Carolina restaurant owner bought food with food stamps: police. He had a lot of mouths to feed. The owner of a North Carolina restaurant is accused of illegally using other peoples food stamps to buy food for his establishment. Herbert (Dean) Carlton, owner of Deans Southern Bistro in North Wilkesboro, allegedly purchased the stamps from other people to stock up on bulk supplies for his restaurant, reported WXII12. The 54-year-old was charged Monday with 14 counts of illegal possession and use of food stamp cards and held on $5,000 bond. In a statement released by his bistro on Facebook Tuesday, the restaurant described the alleged misuse of government funds as a good gesture gone wrong. It is unfortunate that a few bad decisions and some poor judgments, all in an effort to help assist persons that may have been in dire straights have now been construed as deceitful and purposefully criminal, the restaurant stated, while denying reports that all of their food was solely supported by this — as was allegedly evident from the amount of volume over their last two and a half years of business. We all stick behind Dean and love him unconditionally, they stated to more than 170 Facebook “likes.” Carltons arrest follows an investigation into illegal food stamp use by the Wilkes County Department of Social Services. Thomas Byers, 23, was also arrested and charged with five felony counts of buying, selling and distribution of food stamp cards.
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 04:32:33 +0000
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