SNAP benefits provide essential support to low-income families, but scammers have found ways to exploit the system. Understanding the methods they use and how to protect yourself is crucial.

A new report revealed scammers stealing Illinois SNAP funds from EBT cards have made off with nearly $21 million since October 2022.

Here's why. Congress at the federal level did not reauthorize or provide federal funding to continue the SNAP Fraud Reimbursement Request Process past December 20, 2024, according to the South ...

"This is not a case of people who made a mistake or filled out the wrong form or messed up their math," District Attorney ...

Virginia's top social services leader says the state is taking "cutting-edge" measures to crack down on theft of food ...

Feeding Texas, the state association of food banks, shared concerns and has been talking to elected officials in Washington ...

A Romanian member of an organized crime syndicate responsible for stealing thousands of account numbers was charged Thursday ...

‘I am not the only victim’: Nearly $21,000,000 in SNAP benefits has been stolen from Illinois families using EBT cards. How the fraud works and what to do if it happens to you ...

Of those cases, 153 had overpayments as identified fraud. The individual benefit programs are responsible for collection activities related to BSI cases which may involve settlement through civil ...