WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Department of Agriculture Special Investigations Unit, in conjunction with Federal law enforcement partners, conducted operations this week to target criminals engaged in defrauding American taxpayers by stealing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
“Fraud will not be tolerated by the Trump Administration. I want to thank our hardworking law enforcement officers who work every day to ensure federal benefits are properly distributed and safeguard taxpayer dollars from criminals,” said Secretary Rollins. “President Trump is restoring law and order. At USDA we are fighting back against fraud and misuse of taxpayer dollars and ensuring those who need and qualify for benefits, actually receive them.”
Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services John Walk joined investigators from the Department of Homeland Security in Los Angeles this week to participate in targeted law enforcement operations. Theft of funds on SNAP EBT cards has dramatically increased in recent years. In such cases, criminals steal funds loaded onto EBT cards that SNAP recipients rely on to buy food by surreptitiously installing card skimmers, and cloning point of sale terminals enabling them to steal publicly funded benefits. Recent investigations show that international criminal organizations are heavily involved and benefiting from SNAP fraud.
“These are truly sick and depraved individuals who are stealing food from low-income Americans for their own profit. It is especially disturbing when international criminal organizations siphon tax dollars away from SNAP beneficiaries to fund their own illicit activities. I commend Secretary Rollins attention in fighting this fraud,” said Acting Deputy Under Secretary John Walk.
This week’s operations were part of the largest effort to combat EBT fraud in United States Secret Service history. The Secret Service, in partnership with the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) El Camino Real Financial Crime Task Force, surveilled over 100 locations in southern California, including multiple SNAP retailers. These operations resulted in numerous arrests and the collection of high value evidence. The USDA Special Investigations Unit of the Food and Nutrition Service has investigators strategically located across the country focused on fighting SNAP retail fraud to safeguard American tax dollars from lining the pockets of criminals, including complicit retailers abusing SNAP.
“Fraud will not be tolerated by the Trump Administration”. is about the funniest thing I have read this week. Fraud is what the trump administration is all about.
Then he goes on to say “These are truly sick and depraved individuals who are stealing food from low-income Americans for their own profit…” when the administration is pulling aid from this agencies and many others that help people survive on a daily basis while looking to give more money via tax breaks to the already poorly taxed billionaires of this country.
You should change your moniker to Village Idiot.
I wouldn’t want to take your only claim to fame away from you.
oh sick burn, how long did it take you to come up with?
Anon1 like waste fraud and abuse of the system so long as President Trump is against it.
Maybe all these supposed “poor people” should get jobs, or be put in camps, whichever is more efficient.
Maybe you should get a job.
You seemed to miss the part about scammers just like at ATM’S and gas pumps.
You mean skimmers? I sure hope you do, otherwise you’re not helping to dispel the “democrat voters are fucking retards” image that most people have.
Your life must be miserable.