Black woman in Michigan faces 10 years in prison for selling baked goods made with food stamps [VIDEO]
Story by Kevin Bell • 1w

A 32-year-old Michigan woman, Talia C. Teneyuque, is facing felony charges after allegedly using her food stamp benefits to buy ingredients for baked goods that she later sold on social media. Prosecutors say that between January 2022 and September 2023, she purchased groceries using her EBT Bridge Card and turned those items into baked treats. Therefore, reselling them for profit — a violation of federal food stamp regulations.

Teneyuque now faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted. The story, which first surfaced through a post by @RaphouseTV, has ignited national debate about class, race, and fairness in welfare enforcement. As a result, many users are calling her prosecution “a punishment for being resourceful.”

According to prosecutors, the alleged fraud totaled over $1,000, enough to elevate the case to a felony under both Michigan law and federal SNAP guidelines. Authorities claim Teneyuque used her EBT benefits that were issued through the state’s Bridge Card program. She used them to buy groceries like flour, sugar, eggs, and butter. After that, she placed them for resale as baked goods through her online bakery page.

SNAP benefits are designed for personal consumption. So, federal statutes classify any resale of items purchased with food stamps as “trafficking.” In other words, turning EBT-funded ingredients into sellable goods is treated the same way as exchanging food stamps for cash.
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