USDA Announces Latest Actions to Combat Fraud and Enhance SNAP Program Integrity

Results released for fiscal year 2012 in the effort to identify and eliminate fraudulent retailers from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). While fraud is a relatively limited problem in SNAP – the violating stores represent less than ½ of one percent of more than 230,000 food stores authorized to redeem benefits – no level of fraud is tolerated. (Source: USDA)  [Read article]