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Hearing for New England Shop LLC continued after owners absent
Summary
A departmental review of New England Shop LLC (vendor no. 10240) convened July 7, 2026; owners were not present. Department representatives accepted an emailed request for a continuance and rescheduled the review for July 22, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.
A departmental review of New England Shop LLC, vendor number 10240, that convened July 7, 2026 at about 9:10 a.m. was continued after the business’s listed owners did not appear.
Kimberly Boulet, the WIC vendor supervisor in the food resource and vendor management unit, and Marangeli Ortiz Santana, who said she is in charge of investigations, were sworn for the record and participated in the proceeding. The staff member presiding said the Secretary of State online record showed two owners for New England Shop LLC — Nargis Saleem and Mohammed Amin Rahu — while department vendor records listed only one owner on file.
The presiding staff member said the hearing could proceed to a default if neither owner appeared or the department could accept the store’s emailed request for a continuance. Boulet said she was willing to accept the email as a request for a continuance, noting that SNAP program records also showed Nargis Saleem as the sole owner on file. “But, yes, I’m okay accepting his email as a request for a continuance,” Boulet said.
The staff member set a new review date for July 22, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. and said the department will send notice for that date. When Boulet asked whether the review had been scheduled for five hours, the staff member said the longer block had been reserved in case it was needed but estimated the review would likely take no more than two hours.
The proceeding was adjourned; the department’s notice will provide the formal continued date and time for the review. No formal vote or enforcement action was taken at the July 7 session.
