
The Obama Department of Agriculture sent a letter to Georgia’s social services agency Wednesday, warning that if the state refuses to grant food stamp benefits to Syrian refugees, it would be doing so in direct violation of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
by Jerome Hudson26 Nov 2015, 11:38 AM PST0

The owner of a Worcester, MA, convenience store has been arrested and charged with allegedly running a $3.6 million food stamp fraud scheme since 2010.
by Warner Todd Huston30 Sep 2015, 9:04 PM PST0

On Wednesday, a major bust was made of a multi-million dollar food stamp fraud ring based in the Ohio counties of Butler and Hamilton.
by William Bigelow26 Aug 2015, 8:55 PM PST0

The Obama administration is offering up to $3.3 million in taxpayer-funded grants to increase the use of food stamps at farmers markets. The grants are part of an ongoing effort by USDA to increase SNAP participants’ access to fresh, healthy food.
by Caroline May5 May 2015, 12:03 PM PST0

Gwyneth Paltrow confessed in her Goop newsletter Thursday that she cheated on her $29 Food Stamp Challenge after only four days. The 42-year-old actress accepted a challenge from celebrity chef Mario Batali last Thursday in which she was asked to
by Kelli Serio16 Apr 2015, 12:41 PM PST0

Gwyneth Paltrow announced Thursday she will be living on food stamps for one week.
by Kelli Serio11 Apr 2015, 1:23 PM PST0

Last week, Emad Khalil Karaein, Jawad Khalil-Ahmad Karaein, and Khader Khalil Karaein pleaded guilty for their roles in a food stamp fraud scheme at the Middle Eastern Market in Grand Rapids, Michigan, that cost taxpayers at least $1,278,700.
by Wynton Hall27 Dec 2014, 10:53 AM PST0