Results for SNAP fraud

  1. 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? …
  2. 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?…
  3. 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.…
  4. 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.…
  5. 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.  …
  6. 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.…
  7. 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.…
  8. 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.…
  9. 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…
  10. 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.…
  11. 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…
  12. 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.…
  13. 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.…
  14. 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…
  15. $2.4M Food Stamp Heist Lands Illegal Immigrant in Federal Prison https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2025/10/22/ill…ntenced-to-prison-for-stealing-food-from-the-hungry-n2665342
    October 2024, Spirea and his co-conspirators used electronic skimming devices to steal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP … We will work relentlessly with our law enforcement partners to pursue justice and hold conspirators accountable for stealing SNAP benefits … , the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, the Gresham Police Department, and the Redmond, Washington Police Department Financial Fraud…
  16. Tim Walz Repeats Absurd Claim That SNAP Spending Generates More Economic Activity https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2025/10/29/tim-walz-snap-economic-activity-n2665643
    Why not put them on $1 million of SNAP benefits, and we’d have $300 TRILLION! … For every $1 in SNAP benefits lost to fraud, agencies now incur $4.14 in total costs, up from $3.93 a year ago." … An illegal immigrant from Italy, residing in Oregon, was recently sentenced to two years in prison for a $2.4 million SNAP/EBT fraud…
  17. SNAP Fraud Has Doubled Since Last Year. Here’s Why. https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2025/09/24/snap-fraud-has-doubled-since-last-year-heres-why-n2663873
    Fraud in the SNAP program has doubled, the report said. …  The 54-page report reveals that the cost and volume of SNAP fraud have risen sharply over the past year, driven by the accelerated … For every $1 in SNAP benefits lost to fraud, agencies now incur $4.14 in total costs, up from $3.93 a year ago."…
  18. New USDA SNAP Rules Reflect Trump’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Push https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2025/09/24/usd…stocking-requirements-to-make-america-healthy-again-n2663896
     "Retailers participating in SNAP need to sell real food, plain and simple. …  Low stocking requirements make SNAP more vulnerable to fraud and abuse, permitting retailers that aren’t genuinely in the business … With nearly 266,000 retailers redeeming $96 billion in SNAP benefits per year, no amount of fraud will be tolerated.The changes also…
  19. Oregon Senators Urge USDA to Upgrade SNAP Card Security https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2025/09/21/ore…on-senators-urge-usda-to-upgrade-snap-card-security-n2663709
     Wyden Merkley Letter to Usda on Malheur Snap Skimmingpdf by scott.mcclallenCriminals have targeted SNAP benefits in every state … Act to reduce SNAP fraud by upgrading the federal government’s cybersecurity.The bipartisan bill was supported by U.S. … Department of Agriculture.The states that reported the most SNAP fraud are:New York: 151,738California: 85,978 Texas: 57,187 …
  20. 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.…
  21. 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…
  22. 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.…
  23. 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.…
  24. 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.…
  25. 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.…