La Michoacana

La Michoacana is a grocery store focusing on authentic Mexican food products and ingredients, known for a variety of traditional Mexican treats including paletas, popsicles, and various food products.

CCI Score

-41.10

June 18

Latest Event

La Michoacana SNAP Disqualification for Unethical Business Practices

La Michoacana Market was disqualified for six months from participating in the SNAP program after a USDA investigation found repeated violations. The investigation identified that multiple employees accepted SNAP benefits for ineligible nonfood items, demonstrating poor supervision and inadequate internal controls.

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La Michoacana is currently rated as a Toadie.

-30 to -44 CCI Score

Companies scoring in this range actively seek to please authoritarian regimes. They offer proactive support and assistance in exchange for preferential treatment, compromising ethical standards for business gains and political favor.

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2021

La Michoacana SNAP Disqualification for Unethical Business Practices
-41.10

La Michoacana Market was disqualified for six months from participating in the SNAP program after a USDA investigation found repeated violations. The investigation identified that multiple employees accepted SNAP benefits for ineligible nonfood items, demonstrating poor supervision and inadequate internal controls.
-60

Business Practices and Ethical Responsibility

June 18

The USDA final decision revealed that La Michoacana Market engaged in unethical business practices by repeatedly allowing employees to accept SNAP benefits in exchange for non-eligible items. Such actions reflect a failure in internal management and oversight, directly harming vulnerable communities dependent on SNAP. This breach of ethical business practices warrants a strongly negative score.

La Michoacana Market, Case Number: C0239965