Video: Food Stamp Fraud Exposed – Oversight and Reform Hearing Tomorrow

March, 7, 2012 — nicedeb

Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released “Food Stamp Fraud EXPOSED,” a video highlighting recent reports revealing hundreds of merchants defrauding the program. Food stamp fraud costs taxpayers hundreds of millions every year, according to a Scripps Howard News Service investigative report.



The Oversight Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow at 9:30 AM entitled, “Food Stamp Fraud as a Business Model: USDA’s Struggle to Police Store Owners.” The hearing will examine the pervasiveness of fraud on the part of retailers participating in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly referred to as the food stamp program. Additionally, the Committee will examine steps taken by USDA to address the systemic weaknesses in fraud prevention efforts.

It will be webcast live here and more hearing information is available here.