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    Mercedes Reshard New

    Social media personality indicted in alleged $4 million SNAP fraud scheme

    owner, Shawty Dred LLC

    Background

    Mercedes Reshard New is a social media personality who also goes by "Shawty Dred," according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia. The release describes New as 39 and of Atlanta, Georgia.

    About Shawty Dred LLC

    Shawty Dred LLC: Shawty Dred LLC is a company that New allegedly applied to make an authorized SNAP retailer, and that the release ties to more than $660,000 in allegedly stolen SNAP benefits.

    Key facts

    Indictment
    Indicted by a federal grand jury on October 7, 2026, on 46 counts of mail fraud, 15 counts of aggravated identity theft, and one count each of SNAP fraud and illegal transactions with access devicessource
    Arrest
    Arrested October 13, 2026, and remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending further proceedingssource
    Alleged SNAP accounts
    Allegedly controlled more than 350 fraudulent SNAP accounts created using stolen identities, January 2020 to July 2026source
    Alleged benefits
    Allegedly obtained more than $4 million in SNAP benefits, with approximately $4.6 million transferred to fraudulently established accounts and approximately $4 million siphoned from themsource

    WYDE coverage of Mercedes Reshard New

    WYDE Newsroom has published 2 articles about Mercedes Reshard New, from Oct 24, 2026 to Oct 24, 2026. Mercedes Reshard New is the subject of 2 stories. The most recent is Feed People, Get Ahead: 7 Days Left to Apply for $1 Million Creator Fund.

    Reported alongside Mercedes Reshard New

    Sources

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