Federal SNAP Crackdown Targets About $42M in Alleged Food-Stamp Fraud Across 13 Districts
Status: Mostly alleged. Most of the defendants are charged but not convicted.
What happened
On October 21, DOJ's Fraud Section, USDA, and USDA's inspector general announced a coordinated round of enforcement against fraud in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the federal food-stamp program.
The actions name more than 40 defendants in 13 U.S. Attorney districts, with alleged losses of nearly $42 million.
The White House angle
The Washington Examiner reported that the vice president's anti-fraud task force highlighted the findings.
Sources
- DOJ press release www.justice.gov
- Washington Examiner www.washingtonexaminer.com
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