Illegal Immigrant Admits to Stealing $200K in Food Stamps in Rhode Island
A Dominican Republic national living illegally in the U.S. has admitted to stealing $213,000 in food stamp benefits in Rhode Island.
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Report: Rising Food Costs Linked to Hike in Food Stamp Benefits
A new study finds that rising food costs are linked to the United States Department of Agriculture’s expansion of food stamp benefits.
Clyburn: I Don’t Like Current Food Stamp Work Requirements
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” House Assistant Minority Leader Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) stated that while he thinks the agreement on work requirements for food stamps in the debt ceiling bill is a good trade, “it’s tough, these
Poll: Nearly Two-Thirds of Americans Back GOP’s Debt Limit Plan on Work Requirements
Nearly two-thirds of Americans back the House Republican debt limit plan to enact work requirements for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), according to a poll released on Thursday.
Sheriff: North Carolina Woman Charged with Food Stamp Fraud, Received over $15K in Benefits
A North Carolina woman was recently arrested for allegedly committing food stamp fraud after receiving benefits of over $15,500.
Millions Unable to Pay for Groceries After SNAP EBT Outage; Systems Later Restored
Outages were reported on Sunday by participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) who were unable to use their electronic benefits transfer (EBT) cards to buy groceries at stores in some states.
Texas Border Women Get Prison Time for Reselling 75 Tons of Food Stamp Items
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Two women were sent to federal prison for their roles in a scheme to buy food using government aid programs before the items were ultimately resold in Mexico — totaling 75 tons and an excess of $1 million in proceeds.
Exclusive–Rep. K. Michael Conaway: SNAP Error Rate Costing Taxpayers Billions
Payment errors for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) cost U.S. taxpayers over $4 billion in 2019.
Kris Kobach’s Welfare Reform: Drug Tests for Food Stamps, End Benefits for Illegal Aliens
Kansas Secretary of State and GOP nominee for governor Kris Kobach’s populist welfare reform initiative includes mandatory drug testing for food stamp recipients and a work requirement for Medicaid beneficiaries.
