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Scammers Drain Millions From US Food Stamp Recipients as Congress balks
Original: Scammers Are Stealing Millions From Food Stamp Recipients. Congress Could Fix It — but Won’t.
Millions of dollars in food stamp benefits are being stolen by scammers, largely through skimming and card fraud targeting SNAP recipients. ProPublica reports that Congress has a legislative fix within reach but has so far declined to act, leaving low-income families to absorb losses that states are often not required to replace.
Why now: New reporting highlights an unresolved fraud problem and congressional inaction, prompting debate over SNAP protections
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