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Officials warn of a fake letter circulating around Roanoke County, Virginia, claiming residents are eligible for SNAP benefits. According to a 10 News investigation, it may be an attempt to create...
Food stamp recipients in Georgia who have been the victims of fraud will soon get their stolen benefits restored now that the state has received approval from the U.S. government to replace the...
Fraud and theft involving food stamps have become so rampant in recent months that some recipients want to hold government agencies legally responsible when benefits are stolen. Among the ...
Excerpt from a report on welfare fraud (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, August 2014) by the US Government Accountability Office. Welfare fraud is the act of illegally using state welfare systems by knowingly withholding or giving information to obtain more funds than would otherwise be allocated. This article deals with welfare fraud ...
It is a federal aid program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), though benefits are distributed by specific departments of U.S. states (e.g., the Division of Social Services, the Department of Health and Human Services, etc.). SNAP benefits supplied roughly 40 million Americans ...
The United States Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS) is a cabinet-level executive branch department of the U.S. federal government created to protect the health of the U.S. people and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America". [3]
You can also report suspected Medicare fraud to the Office of the Inspector General by calling 800-HHS-TIPS (800-447-8477) or filing an unclassified report online.
Advances in technology usually lead to advances in fraud and that's been the case with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps. Fraud and theft involving...