The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking action against food stamps fraud in an operation that aims to collar “criminals engaged in defrauding American taxpayers,” the agency announced in a release.
Along with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and local law enforcement, the USDA said on May 2 that it recently “surveilled over 100 locations in southern California, including multiple SNAP retailers,” which resulted in “numerous arrests and the collection of high-value evidence.”
The agency did not say how many were arrested or provide other details.
The operations targeted individuals who are defrauding the Supplemental Food Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps, and its EBT card system….