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The year 2019 brought a lot of changes to the way food stamps are distributed at the state and federal levels, all to prevent fraud and overdependency.

Two Kentucky market owners have been accused of running a $2 million food stamp fraud scheme between October 2010 and December 2015, according to a Thursday indictment.

More than 5.9 million individuals dropped off food stamps since President Donald Trump assumed office in February 2017, according to the latest data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on Thursday claimed that her family “might’ve just starved” had the Trump administration’s revamped food stamp work requirements taken effect years ago.

More than 2.5 million households dropped off food stamps since President Donald Trump’s first full month in office, according to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) data.

A Rochester, New York, man was sentenced Friday in connection with an $82,000 food stamp fraud scheme he ran out of his food truck.

A recent report from the Wall Street Journal claims that the parent company of social media platform Snapchat kept a dossier on Facebook’s aggressive tactics called “Project Voldemort.” According to the Journal, executives from Snap Inc. are now working with the FTC to detail Facebook’s anti-competitive business practices.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) – a top Democrat 2020 contender – has not offered a watered-down version of the political vision he pushed during the Democrat Primary race against Hillary Clinton. He has expanded upon it, offering plans that would drastically grow government and affect Americans – regardless of class, race, or ideology – across the board. 

At least 62 people are facing charges in an alleged food stamp fraud scheme at a Texas restaurant, and more could be charged, according to a report released Monday.

Authorities arrested three New Jersey men on Tuesday and were searching for a fourth suspect for allegedly carrying out a food stamp fraud ring where they traded cash and Viagra for food stamp benefits.

The number of households on food stamps has reached its lowest point in nine years, according to the latest USDA data.

Thirty-two people were arrested in an alleged food stamp fraud scheme at a Texas restaurant which involved 62 people in June 2019, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) is accusing the Trump administration of “pushing people more into poverty” by closing a food stamp loophole that could affect an estimated 3.1 million individuals already receiving benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

The USDA issued a proposal that would close a “loophole” allowing 3.1 million people who already receive welfare to receive food stamps.

Democrat presidential candidate and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced a bill alongside Rep. Al Lawson (D-FL) Wednesday aimed at combatting “hunger” among students on college campuses.

The former leader of South Dakota’s food stamp program has been ordered to fork over $750,000 to the government for allegedly faking Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) data so she could benefit financially.

The number of individuals participating in the nation’s food stamp program has sunk to its lowest level in ten years, according to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The owners of an Ohio butcher shop pleaded guilty Friday to 25 counts of food stamp fraud totaling $3.4 million.

More than 2.5 million households in the United States dropped off food stamps under the Trump administration, according to the latest statistics from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

A New Jersey man is facing up to five years behind bars for running a $3.2 million food stamp fraud operation at a Connecticut store.

Snapchat’s new gender-changing filter that allows people to view themselves as the opposite sex has offended some members of the transgender community, who argue that their struggle with transitioning is being downplayed by the filter, as it allows users to swap-genders for their own amusement.

A proposal in Texas would ban food stamps from being used to pay for junk food such as sports drinks, soda, candy, chips, and cookies.

A Florida business owner was found guilty of conducting a multi-million-dollar food stamp fraud scheme where he exchanged bribes and other favors with daycare centers to secure catering contracts.

A Louisiana convenience store owner is accused of carrying out more than $1.2 million in food stamp fraud where he bought food stamp benefits off of local patrons on the government dole.

An Alabama lawmaker introduced a bill this month that would make it legal to require some food stamp recipients to undergo drug testing.

Overall participation in America’s food stamp program fell to 37 million for the first time since October 2009, according to the latest statistics released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

An employee for the city of Washington, DC, is accused of trading $1.4 million in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for sex and nearly $400,000 in cash.

More than 1.4 million households dropped off food stamps since President Donald Trump’s first full month in office in February 2017, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) data on food stamp enrollment released Friday.

President Donald J. Trump correctly said during his State of the Union speech on Tuesday that nearly five million Americans dropped off welfare during his administration, which serves as the lowest food stamp participation in nearly a decade.

President Donald Trump directed agencies to ensure government food benefits will be dispensed in February despite a partial government shutdown.

A former Delaware convenience store owner will spend the next 14 months in prison, starting next week, for carrying out a $1.7 million food stamp fraud scheme.

The government office overseeing the nation’s food stamp program will slim down 95 percent of its operations by the fifth day of the government shutdown, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) documents outlining shutdown contingency plans.

Three Arkansas shopkeepers pleaded guilty Wednesday to carrying out a $400,000 food stamp fraud scheme where they used food stamps to purchase items that they would resell in their stores.

The Trump administration announced Thursday it would provide additional restrictions on states’ use of waivers to get out of a requirement mandating able-bodied food stamp recipients to work to receive benefits for more than three months.

Food stamp enrollment dropped over the past year in 47 out of 50 states, according to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) statistics on nationwide food stamp enrollment.

A Georgia store owner and ten of his customers pleaded guilty on Tuesday to food stamp fraud charges for their involvement in a scheme where customers traded food stamp benefits for cash.