New York state is facing a federal lawsuit for failing to protect recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ...

The owner of a local convenience store who was convicted of food stamp fraud was sentenced Monday to two years of supervised ...

A judge has ordered the owner of a Rochester convenience store to pay nearly $247,000 in restitution to the U.S. Department of Agriculture over a food assistance fraud case.

Georgia rolled out a security lock feature for SNAP cards in December in an effort to curb benefit theft. Six months later, only 6% of households are using it.

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged six people — including a fraud investigator with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) — for allegedly orchestrating “one of the largest food stamp scams ...

A Mid-South mother has been scrambling for answers ever since she said her SNAP benefits were stolen last December.

A USDA employee and five other individuals have been charged in connection with what authorities describe as one of the largest alleged food stamp frauds in the nation’s history. Investigators say the ...

In the fraud case, the couple both received SNAP benefits. Christina Toves was a SNAP benefits recipient beginning in 2013 and terminating in or about 2015. Antonio Toves was a SNAP benefits ...

A Rochester business owner has been ordered to pay $240,890 in restitution after being convicted of food stamp fraud. Prosecutors said between March 1, 2020, and July 23, ...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) charged six individuals, including one federal employee, in an alleged multi-million dollar ...

State-level budget discussions have included maintaining work requirements for SNAP participants, along with other ...