Jorge Luis Rivera, 56, of Fresno, was sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay $3,499,999 in restitution for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud offenses, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. AdvertisementAccording to court documents, beginning in 2011 and continuing through August 2018, Rivera, then-owner of El Ranchito Bakery in Fresno, exchanged Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for cash and accepted SNAP benefits for unauthorized items at customers' request. Rivera, in exchanging SNAP benefits for cash, did so at a significant discount, thereby pocketing millions in ill-gotten profits. The two employees pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and were sentenced last year. The former owner of El Ranchito Bakery in #Fresno is sentenced to three years in prison and must pay more than $3.4 million in restitution for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) fraud.