New York Daily News

Oh, SNAP! 3 yrs. in jail

- Victoria Bekiempis

A FORMER city employee who peddled more than $250,000 in fraudulent food stamps for cash bribes was sentenced to three years in federal lockup Wednesday.

Harry Fletcher, 46, copped to solicitati­on and receipt of bribes in April for doling out the bogus Supplement­al Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP benefits from 2009 to 2015.

The disgraced ex-Human Resources Administra­tion eligibilit­y specialist worked with two people receiving the sketchy benefits, who in turn recruited others to the scheme, the city Department of Investigat­ion said Wednesday in a statement.

The Bronx resident would give out the loaded electronic benefit transfer cards for kickbacks.

He pocketed about $20,000 from the scam, the feds said.

His lawyer, Margaret Shalley, said he “accepted responsibi­lity for his actions” and is “hoping that the time goes quickly.”

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