Millions of US government dollars are stolen through food stamp fraud each year — but Congress ended the program that reimburses Americans. How to protect yours…
The only money 19-year-old Kaiden Bickmeyer has for food comes from the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ...
Pawtucket, R.I., man admits to defrauding SNAP, US Treasury of $100k
Reynaldo Martinez, 32, admitted he obtained at least 40 SNAP electronic benefit transfer cards using stolen identities and ...
Ohio lawmakers push for SNAP card security upgrades amid fraud, theft
In response to rising fraud affecting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients, Ohio lawmakers are ...
Sen. Mike Lee proposes SNAP changes: States would pay half, higher penalties for misuse
The SNAP Reform and Upward Mobility Act would expand work requirements, mandate that states eventually match federal funds ...
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Scammers target hundreds of SNAP recipients in Minden skimming incident
MINDEN, La. - More than a thousand SNAP recipients in the Minden area may have been victims of a large-scale skimming ...
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Pawtucket man pleads guilty to defrauding $100,000 with 40 fraud SNAP cards, Treasury checks
A Pawtucket man has pleaded guilty to defrauding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and the U.S. Treasury of more ...
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Editorial: Officials need to help those scammed out of SNAP benefits
In February, a wave of electronic thefts hit Meadville-area residents’ federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, causing an emotional toll for recipients who rely on those ...
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Bipartisan Push in Washington Aims to Fortify SNAP Card Security Amid Rising Fraud Incidents
Lawmakers propose Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act to safeguard EBT cards against fraud, with bipartisan support and a ...
If you receive SNAP benefits in this state, you should change your PIN immediately
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services and the Office of State Inspector General warned Pennsylvania residents who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) b ...
SNAP, Medicaid could be targets of Republican budget cuts, hurting poor Americans
When Blair Isbell's food aid benefits arrive each month, the community college student and mother of two starts planning how ...
GOP lawmakers eye SNAP cuts, which would scale back benefits that help low-income people buy food at a time of high food prices
Another proposal would roll back the 2021 change in the thrifty food plan. This would cut current benefits and save $274 billion over a decade. One hitch is that House Agriculture Committee Chair G.T.
Romanian man used stolen SNAP EBT benefits at stores in York: U.S. Attorney's Office
The man will be removed from the United States after serving his sentence, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.