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Trio in Ohio Stole $600K in SNAP Benefits to Buy Junk Food: Officials
Three people in Ohio are accused of stealing $600,000 worth of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to purchase candy and energy drinks, according to local officials. Newsweek has ...
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Iowa Congressman says fraud victims shouldn’t pay the price for stolen food assistance
Rep. Zach Nunn wants to establish a program to make SNAP more secure and reimburse people when their federal food assistance ...
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As Congress considers cuts to SNAP, we address 8 questions about this US federal nutrition program
Here's what journalists need to know to bolster their reporting on potential cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...
Fact check: Rep. Mike Johnson says Congress is 'not cutting' SNAP food stamp benefits
Three detailed, independent analyses of the reconciliation bill found it would cut the number of program beneficiaries by ...
This Illinois man was attacked online after scammers shopped at his store with SNAP funds stolen from Texas
According to a CBS News Chicago report, Alsham Supermarket and Bakery in Lombard, Illinois, was on the receiving end of bad ...
South Korea holds a snap presidential election Tuesday. Here's what to know
After months of political turmoil, South Korea will elect a new president Tuesday to succeed conservative Yoon Suk Yeol, who ...
Trump agency uncovers 'one of the largest' food stamp fraud, bribery schemes
USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins says this is "just the tip of the spear" of uncovering and prosecuting unlawful waste, fraud ...
Privacy and hunger groups sue over USDA attempt to collect personal data of SNAP recipients
Privacy and hunger relief groups and a handful of people receiving food assistance benefits are suing the federal government ...
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House Reconciliation Bill Proposes Deepest SNAP Cut in History, Would Take Food Assistance Away From Millions of Low-Income Families
The House-passed Republican reconciliation plan would cut nearly $300 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...
The other side of SNAP fraud: Illinois retailer accuses fraudsters of targeting store using stolen numbers from across country
The complaints came from across the country including Pennsylvania, Colorado and Texas. But they had more in common than just mysteriously missing money. They all reported their EBT card numbers were ...