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Friday, August 29, 2014

In Digital Age, Government Fails to Trace Food Stamp Fraud Online

States are ill equipped to detect and report food stamp fraud in the digital age, including attempts to sell benefits for cash, alcohol and other services, a new report says.

Much of the fraud occurs through social media and e-commerce websites such as Craigslist, the investigation by the Government Accountability Office found.

The GAO reviewed state and federal efforts to address fraud committed by recipients of food stamps, officially called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which falls under the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The report noted:

The Office of Management and Budget has designated SNAP as a high-error program due to the estimated dollar amount in improper payments for fiscal year 2013.
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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Top Ten accepts EBT for beer, cigars, and condoms. They will also give you money back for a dollar extra.

Anonymous said...

This will be peanuts compared to Obamacare.

Anonymous said...

The fraud people who investigate are corrupt , so who do you trust?

Anonymous said...

There are a few places in town where they give money back for a dollar.

Anonymous said...

"Much of the fraud occurs through social media and e-commerce websites..."
So, where's the NSA when you really need them? They should be able to ID 99% of these fraudsters. But, that wouldn't look good on the Democrats now, would it? So the band plays on.