Fox News: US Attorney Leah Foley on SNAP fraud
The U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts revealed that her office has repeatedly requested the names of SNAP food stamp recipients from states to identify fraud, but those requests have been denied. "Literally, we have asked the state to provide us with the names of the people who are on the rolls," she said. The implication is that states are actively protecting fraudulent activity. #FoxNews
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into the system and once you get a snap card, the floodgates are open. You bring that to Mass Health, you bring it to HUD, you bring it to anywhere you want and the benefits flow. What's the verification process? We don't know. Literally, we have asked the state to provide us with the names of the people THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GIVES THE STATE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO DISTRIBUTE. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GIVES THE STATE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO DISTRIBUTE. WE ASKED THEM, USDA ASKED THEM FOR THE LIST OF NAMES OF THE RECIPIENTS AND THEY REFUSE TO TURN THEM OVER. THE USDA WANTS THE NAMES AND IDENTIFIERS SO THEY CAN CONFIRM IN THE CASE, AND THE CASE OF THEM IS ALSO RECEIVING THESE PAYOUTS IN OTHER STATES. SO, WERE YOU SURPRISED HOW EASY IT WAS TO FIND THE OUT AND FOLLOW THIS TRAIL OF DECEPTION AND THEN FIND OUT WHO IS RESPONSIBLE? WAS THERE A SENSE OF IMPUNITY AMONGST THESE FRAUDSTERS? THERE'S ACTUALLY BEEN A SENSE OF IMPUNITY. OUR INVESTIGATION STARTED IN
