Feds Charge 40 People in $40M SNAP Fraud Schemes

Forty individuals have been charged in connection with more than $40 million in federal fraud, Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday.

The individuals were charged in connection with fraud in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a federally funded food assistance program for low-income individuals to purchase groceries.

{snip} The White House has reportedly identified $260.7 billion in fraud across the federal government since Trump took office.

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Vance and U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche highlighted examples of individuals who committed fraud against SNAP. He said one man, named “Shawty Dread,” allegedly committed $4.4 million in fraud against SNAP.

Blanche claims the administration has uncovered $42 million in fraud from SNAP over the last year. He highlighted an example of a woman with two children who was denied purchasing food because funds from her SNAP account were depleted by fraud actors.

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