Thursday, October 15, 2026

Scammers Steal SNAP Benefits With Skimmers, but Congress Won’t Act — ProPublica

Lamborghinis and Food Stamps? Trump officials claim many SNAP recipients are scammers, even as statistics show they’re far more likely to be victims. 

Romanian Organized Crime: Transnational gangs, who once got rich siphoning funds from credit and debit cards, have now turned to pillaging SNAP benefits. 

The Chip Solution: Most SNAP theft could be blocked by adding microchips to outdated magnetic-stripe cards, but Congress won’t fund the move...

 https://www.propublica.org/article/food-stamp-snap-benefits-theft-skimmers-fraud


 

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