USDA Cracks Down on SNAP Benefit Fraud. Published May 04, 2025 at 8:04 AM EDT. By . Aliss Higham is a Newsweek reporter based in Glasgow, Scotland.

Why It Matters. SNAP benefits are paid to low- and no-income households across the U.S. that would otherwise struggle to afford groceries. Last year, the program reached some 41 million Americans.

President Donald Trump’s "Big, Beautiful Bill" shifts more Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program costs to states.

The total cost of the SNAP benefits disbursed in 2016 was $66.5 billion, down from $74.6 billion in 2012. Those are significant figures because America is a big country.

The USDA has also vowed to crack down on SNAP benefit theft, announcing in April that it had taken part in "targeted benefit fraud" operations in California. In 2024, the USDA ended its policy of ...

USDA spends $5 million on SNAP fraud investigation SD newspaper would have done for free. By Dan Flynn on June 5, 2020. A year ago the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 vote that USDA can keep ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — New research shows just how widespread SNAP benefit fraud is, and what needs to be done to protect the program formerly known as “food stamps.” “At this point, b… ...

At a time when food prices have reached alarming highs, criminals are stealing SNAP food stamp benefits from the households that need them the most. The United States Department of Agriculture ...

From February 2021 to April 2023, T&K redeemed approximately $1,547,194 in SNAP benefits, according to the documents. This is a developing story. Keep checking the WSAZ app for the latest information.

Fetterman, who chairs the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition and previously introduced the Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act, said Congress “must do everything we can” to protect ...

In September, the MDHHS Office of Inspector General received $749,987 as one of five USDA SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation grants to investigate and prevent the misuse of SNAP benefits.