SNAP Fraud Costs Recipients Millions as Outdated Security Leaves Benefits at Risk
Criminal rings exploit outdated SNAP security to steal millions from recipients, while squeezed state budgets complicate technology upgrades.
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Organized criminal rings are stealing millions from SNAP recipients by exploiting outdated security features in the government benefits program, NPR reports.
Upgrading the technology would cost money at a time when states' SNAP budgets are under pressure, complicating efforts to better protect recipients from fraud.
Originally reported by NPR. Read the full story at NPR
