Justice Department unearths $66 million SNAP fraud by USDA employees; new federal rule shifts fraud costs to states beginning ...

President Donald Trump’s "Big, Beautiful Bill" shifts more Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program costs to states.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that it conducted operations to target criminals stealing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. SNAP benefits are paid ...

Chefs, food equality advocates and nonprofit leaders rally against Trump's megabill that would slash SNAP funding for the ...

While the initial USDA grant focused on SNAP, the application’s design allows new fraud modules to be added as needs change. Currently, there are five.

A former USDA official who worked in the agency's Food and Nutrition Service, which administers SNAP, underscored the unprecedented nature of the government's request.

On June 27,  the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) released the annual Supplemental Nutrition ...

The USDA told state agencies that handle food stamp programs to tighten up their eligibility checks to prevent undocumented immigrants from getting benefits.

The measure is meant to crack down on fraud and serve as a safeguard because illegal immigrants are already not allowed to use SNAP benefits. Only citizens and some legal noncitizens can do so.

The Department of Agriculture is looking at why state agencies are not meeting federal benchmarks in processing applications and recertifications.

SNAP fraud is surging in Pennsylvania. According to the USDA, Pennsylvania reported more than $635,000 in stolen benefits in the first quarter of the last fiscal year.

The USDA said in a news release that it had "conducted operations" to target "criminals engaged in defrauding American taxpayers." ...