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.More
Top Ten accepts EBT for beer, cigars, and condoms. They will also give you money back for a dollar extra.
ReplyDeleteThis will be peanuts compared to Obamacare.
ReplyDeleteThe fraud people who investigate are corrupt , so who do you trust?
ReplyDeleteThere are a few places in town where they give money back for a dollar.
ReplyDelete"Much of the fraud occurs through social media and e-commerce websites..."
ReplyDeleteSo, 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.