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 one article about Mercedes Reshard New, on Oct 24, 2026. Mercedes Reshard New is the subject of 1 story. The most recent is Shawty Dred Indicted in $4 Million SNAP Fraud Scheme, Prosecutors Say.
Reported alongside Mercedes Reshard New
- Shawty Dred LLC · in 1 story with Mercedes Reshard New
Sources
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