Results for SNAP fraud

  1. By Food Stamps Alone https://townhall.com/columnists/pauljacob/2013/12/22/by-food-stamps-alone-n1767160
    Grinch or Scrooge to those who question expanded “safety-net” programs — for instance, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP … BUYING OR SELLING SNAP-EBT BENEFITS (FOOD STAMPS) OR WIC BENEFITS IS A FEDERAL CRIME.” … It’s not right that food stamps and other programs foster so much waste, fraud and abuse.…
  2. Entitlement Abuse - Here, There, and Everywherre https://townhall.com/columnists/luritadoan/2011/07/11/entitlement_abuse_-_here,_there,_and_everywherre
    Increasingly, we hear jaw dropping stories of abuse and fraud that should force our leaders in Washington to put the issue of fraud … (SNAP) and several other entitlement programs continue to expand even as reports of fraud plague the system.   … much more fraud might there be in entitlements that carry financial gain? …
  3. The Emancipation Proclamation: The Man Who Freed the Gays https://townhall.com/columnists/johnransom/2012/05/16/the_emancipation_proclamation_the_man_who_freed_the_gays
    How about through convenience stores and supermarkets, via the SNAP program? Or Social Security Disability Fraud?…
  4. Media Fluffs Biden https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2021/02/23/media-fluffs-biden-n2585137
    If he mentioned the time, someone at CNN declared he was off by a nanosecond and a total fraud. … When Joe Biden lies, the nation’s hall monitors at CNN, Politifact, Snopes, The Washington Post, etc., snap into action.…
  5. Tainted Superbowl, Tainted Governance https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffdavidson/2021/02/06/tainted-superbowl-tainted-governance-n2584325
    Seahawks swamped the Denver Broncos, seemingly, on play after play, as if they knew exactly what the Broncos were going to do with each snap … Related tactics likely continued through 2020, when Democrat election tampering and voter fraud likely reached historic heights.…
  6. Why Yes–Food Stamps Have Exploded Once Work Requirements Were Gutted https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2015/07/14/why-yesfo…ps-have-exploded-once-work-requirements-were-gutted-n2025012
    Started in the 1970s, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has just become another vehicle for the political left to … states’ respective food stamp rolls than they are finding full-time work; for every one person who found a job, two people are given SNAP … Food stamp fraud is nationwide, with incidents reported in South Carolina, Indiana, New Mexico, Texas, and Florida.  …
  7. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has sued President Trump's Administration 29 times in 7 months https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2025/08/08/mic…resident-trumps-administration-29-times-in-6-months-n2661596
     Nessel has sued the Trump administration for stopping the federal funding of electric vehicle chargers, seeking SNAP data to … eradicate fraud, and handing over data for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which feeds vulnerable people.…
  8. 12 States to Ban Junk Food from SNAP https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2025/08/09/12-states-to-ban-junk-food-from-snap-n2661622
    It’s time for powerful changes to our nation’s SNAP program,” Makary said. … The goal is to only distribute benefits to American citizens and eradicate SNAP fraud. …  In May, the USDA charged five people for allegedly stealing $66 million of SNAP benefits.…
  9. Illegal Immigrant Pleads Guilty to $500,000 in EBT Fraud, Perjury https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2025/08/13/ill…ilty-to-half-a-million-dollars-in-ebt-fraud-perjury-n2661762
    re-entry into the United States following an aggravated felony conviction, and one count of asylum fraud. …  "The Trump Administration has zero tolerance for fraud. … The Trump Administration has zero tolerance for fraud.…
  10. 5 States Switch to Safer SNAP Cards to Fight Fraud https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2025/08/17/5-states-switch-to-safer-snap-cards-to-fight-fraud-n2661964
    Five states are trying to minimize fraud in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which feeds about 40 million people nationwide … fraud ring in New York. …  In response to fraud in the SNAP program, the federal government plans to shift a substantial portion of the SNAP cost onto states…
  11. Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 28 months for SNAP, Medical Fraud https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2025/08/22/pen…a-man-sentenced-to-28-months-for-snap-medical-fraud-n2662215
    Assistance Program and Medicaid payments.James Sessoms, 60,  took more than $1 million by selling the fraudulently acquired SNAP … Department of Agriculture of SNAP benefits, and the U.S. … Department of Agriculture is trying to eradicate SNAP fraud.…
  12. Man Charged for Over $9M of SNAP Fraud https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2025/08/30/man-charged-for-over-9m-of-snap-fraud-n2662581
     Illinous has reported the fourth-highest amount of SNAP fraud to the federal government, according to a dashboard that tracks …  "Let me be clear.If you are abusing the system and committing SNAP fraud – just know that we will find you. … Let me be clear.If you are abusing the system and committing SNAP fraud – just know that we will find you.We will arrest you.We will…
  13. These Four States Lead the Nation in SNAP Fraud Reports https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2025/08/14/secret-service-stopping-food-stamp-fraud-nationwide-n2661837
     In May, the federal government busted a $66 million SNAP fraud ring in New York. …  Five states are upgrading SNAP cards to reduce food stamp fraud. … If you are abusing the system and committing SNAP fraud – just know that we will find you. We will arrest you.…
  14. Michigan Faces Scrutiny As SNAP Fraud Surges, Whistleblower Fired https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2025/08/06/mic…s-scrutiny-as-snap-fraud-surges-whistleblower-fired-n2661504
    has targeted minimizing fraud, waste, and abuse under Trump’s  Executive Order 14243, “Stopping Waste, Fraud, and Abuse by Eliminating … Information Silos.”The SNAP program is federally funded but administered by the states. … SNAP fraud in Michigan increased by nearly 400% in 2024. It mailed over 269,000 replacement Bridge cards.…
  15. Secret Service, USDA Stomp SNAP Fraud in Georgia https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2025/08/16/secret-service-usda-stomp-snap-fraud-in-georgia-n2661925
    Department of Agriculture Special Investigation Unit stopped up to $43 million of stolen money or Electronic Benefits Transfer fraud …  This fraud targets the nation’s most vulnerable communities. …  These four states reported the most SNAP fraud. New York: 151,738 California: 85,978 Texas: 57,187 Illinois: 41,565…
  16. House Farm Bill Makes Good on Promise of American Dream https://townhall.com/capitolvoices/repmikeconaway/2018/05/16…e-farm-bill-makes-good-on-promise-of-american-dream-n2481404
    In the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), frequently referred to as food stamps, the majority of work-capable adults … Shouldn’t SNAP do everything possible to support work to help people achieve their own American Dream? … Our nation needs SNAP to empower all who are able to lift themselves out of dependency.…
  17. American Officials Decry Venezuelan Election As ‘Sham’ https://townhall.com/tipsheet/alexnitzberg/2018/05/21/american-officials-decry-venezuelan-election-as-sham-n2482954
    Florida Governor and Senate candidate Rick Scott (R) also referred to it as a “sham election” and said that “It’s a fraud,” and that … people and their prosperity, and ongoing repression of the political opposition; attempts to undermine democratic order by holding snap
  18. Fraudulent Food Stamp Nation https://townhall.com/columnists/danholler/2013/05/06/fraudulent-food-stamp-nation-n1585502
    That was in March 2010, when 44.5 million people were part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). … The local Welfare Fraud Task Force Team arrested nine individuals for amassing $107,512.04 in “unentitled benefits.” … Since the program costs nearly $80 billion, that is nearly $800 million a year in fraud.…
  19. Farm Bill a Victory For Smaller Government https://townhall.com/columnists/timphillips/2013/06/25/farm-bill-a-victory-for-smaller-government-n1627445
    The United States will spend more on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in this one bill than the entire GDP of Switzerland … Now 1 in 7 use them, and Congress has made negligible efforts to combat fraud and save money.…
  20. Is There Life After Food Stamps? https://townhall.com/columnists/harryrjacksonjr/2013/10/12/is-there-life-after-food-stamps-n1721834
    The House has voted to cut $39 billion over the next ten years from the SNAP budget. … Others appear to be convinced that every SNAP recipient is a freeloader and a fraud. … Nonetheless, the proposed cuts to SNAP are indeed puzzling from a public relations standpoint.…
  21. DC Employee Traded $1.5 Million In Fraudulent Welfare Benefits For Cash Kickbacks, Sexual Favors From Recipients https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/03/16/dc-emp…ts-for-cash-kickbacks-sexual-favors-from-recipients-n2543213
    Department of Human Services employee who just pled guilty to a more than $1.5 million welfare fraud scheme.  … for clients enrolled in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families(TANF) program or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP … McMillian is the second DC employee in as many weeks to plead guilty to welfare fraud. As Townhall previously reported, Gary T.…
  22. Getting High on the Taxpayers Dime https://townhall.com/columnists/morganbrittany/2014/03/10/getting-high-on-the-taxpayers-dime-n1806353
    The sole purpose of this bill is to prohibit marijuana from being purchased with SNAP and TANF benefits. … Accordingly, I will do everything in my power to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse whenever possible, including preventing the use of … Entitlement fraud is rampant, we all know it, and government is too big to even get a handle on it.So now our hard earned tax dollars…
  23. Jon Stewart Attempts to "Slay" Food Stamp Fraud Allegations; Misses Real Point https://townhall.com/tipsheet/christinerousselle/2014/03/09…slay-food-stamp-fraud-allegations-misses-real-point-n1805671
    On Tuesday, Jon Stewart attempted to "slay" arguments regarding food stamp fraud on The Daily Show. … However, Stewart misses the real point: some items that can be purchased with SNAP ("food stamps") completely lack nutritional value … Also, Stewart didn't mention the fact that "food stamps" are actually referred to now as SNAP funds--SNAP being an acronym that stands…
  24. Massive Food Stamp Fraud Ring Uncovered in Georgia https://townhall.com/tipsheet/christinerousselle/2014/06/12/massive-food-stamp-fraud-ring-uncovered-in-georgia-n1850863
    More than 50 people have been indicted in Georgia for what is likely to be one of, if not the, largest welfare fraud rings … Over $18 million in WIC and SNAP benefits were exchanged for cash at a variety of stores throughout the state. … The defendants also allegedly conspired to launder over $18 million in proceeds received from their fraud upon the WIC and Food Stamp…
  25. The Food Stamp Economy https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2013/01/10/the-food-stamp-economy-n1485831
    Whenever there is a government program, there will be more waste, fraud and abuse than you find in the private sector. … Spending just on food stamps (now called SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) has gone from $37 billion in President…