Rollins said that the program gives food benefits to illegal aliens, and others abuse the system meant to feed hungry, low-income families.
Also in May, the federal government shuttered a $66 million SNAP scheme in New York, in which a federal employee helped loot public benefits meant for hungry, vulnerable people.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said that her agency has found massive fraud in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. It must be reformed, she added.
WhenPresidentDonaldTrump’sadministrationaskedstatesforfoodstampdatatoeradicatefraud,waste,andabuse,manystatessued,Townhallreported.
Trump’sExecutiveOrder14243,“StoppingWaste,Fraud,andAbusebyEliminatingInformationSilos,”aimstoeradicatefraud,waste,andabuseintheSupplementalNutritionAssistanceProgram,whichfeedsabout41millionpeople.
AMay6USDAdirectiverequiresstatestoprovidethenamesandSocialSecurityNumbersoffoodstampbeneficiaries.
AlsoinMay,thefederalgovernmentshuttereda$66millionSNAPschemeinNewYork,inwhichafederalemployeehelpedlootpublicbenefitsmeantfo
