Selling food on facebook

ITS A TRAP

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-ceviche-selling-stockton-20161107-story.html

Stockton mother faces jail time for selling homemade ceviche after she's arrested in undercover sting

Mariza Ruelas’ homemade dishes gained a small following among friends and family on the 209 Food Spot on Facebook, a community of thousands of Northern Californians who share recipes, cooking tips and occasionally swap dishes for favors or other meals.

Ruelas was especially proud of her ceviche, a Latin American dish of citrus-marinated raw fish or other seafood served cold.

So when she had leftovers in December, the 37-year-old single unemployed mother of six posted a photo of it on Facebook and offered group members a plate; her price was $ 12 for 32 ounces.

One man took her up on the offer and drove to Ruelas’ home, paid her cash and left with his meal.

But that man turned out to be an undercover investigator, and soon Ruelas got a letter in July from the San Joaquin County district attorney’s office.

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