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I have reported Medicaid/Medcare fraud to my AG about a company operating in my area for over a year now ! My caseworker/supervisor has turned in reports and records and recorded proof of fraud and employee abuse etc… to the AG for over a year now. The only thing we can see that has happened is that they relocated about 10 miles away, changed the name of the company and reopened it in her brother’s name under some LLC…. All the same people, all the same crooks, Nothing changed… What’s a person to do ? Of course I as a blind disabled senior citizen with a terminal illness am no longer doing business of any kind with these people and neither is my caseworkers company… But they continue to thrive, and that’s on taxpayers money and trust me it is NOT being spent where they say it is ! #WelfareLoophole #SNAPFraud

Selling SNAP Groceries for Cash Behind the Store

Behind our neighborhood grocery store, there’s quiet trading almost every evening. People use SNAP to buy milk, meat, snacks—then resell them for cash. Buyers feel lucky. Sellers call it “turning benefits into flexibility.” Days later, the same seller complained online that SNAP isn’t enough to live on. But when resources are drained this way, shortage is inevitable. #SNAPFraud #BenefitAbuse #CommunityImpact #FoodSecurity

This group home that lost it’s license but still operates like nothing changed has about 5 or 6 houses, scattered all around the valley in multiple different types of communities. Some of the homes have upwards of 20 ppl in them.. They force all new residents into getting snap benefits and they must “contribute to the organization” I don’t see how buying the owner steaks and ribs contribute to the organization.. He doesn’t even provide toilet paper! #WelfareLoophole #SNAPFraud

My neighbors all are married in Dominican Republic and came here on visas married American citizens so did there spouse and now they live together collecting government benefits.brought mother, father, kids and many family members they work of the books . #WelfareLoophole #SNAPFraud

Questions that make you think. FACTS: Foreign born Neighbors bought house with a thousand dollar deposit. During the past decade they have 3 kids. Wife has never worked. They received WIC. Husband is a minimum wage factory worker. They use 3 different names that I know of. I asked the girl what her name was and she couldn’t tell me. They have 3 expensive vehicles. They built a studio in basement which they rent out. Children have expensive musical instruments. This year added an extension to house. Every year they have numerous individuals visiting from the DR which they claim are cousins. Now her mother comes here and gets a Section 8 apartment with all medical benefits and Snap. Supposedly she was a nurse in her country. How does that happen? My thoughts are WHERE IS ALL THE MONEY COMING FROM? Americans are having a hard time paying their bills and yet these people have no problem getting money! Enough is enough, where are the investigations! #WelfareLoophole #SNAPFraud

The Kid Who Revealed the Real Plan

At a pop-up food distribution in Phoenix, a mother collected two full bags of groceries, telling volunteers, “We really need this.” As she walked away, her youngest child blurted out, “Mom said we’re trading this for cash so we can buy a game console.” Volunteers froze, and the faces in line darkened instantly. The mother hurried off, but the bags full of high-value snacks and meat said enough. The saddest part was the child’s honesty—he wasn’t malicious; he was repeating what he had learned at home. #SNAPFraud #FamilyImpact #FoodAidMisuse #CommunityReaction

The Cart in the Corner Everyone Pretended Not to See

At a Houston supermarket’s self-checkout area, I watched a young woman use her SNAP card to buy a full cart of energy drinks, protein bars, and ready-made meals. Instead of leaving, she wheeled the cart to a corner of the parking lot where a man was already waiting. They quickly split the items into bags, and he handed her a wad of cash. Their movements were so practiced it was obvious this wasn’t their first time. A father beside me, holding two kids, muttered, “We’re counting eggs at home, and they’re turning benefits into wholesale.” I understand hardship—but watching someone flip welfare food for cash hits everyone who truly needs the assistance. #SNAPFraud #ParkingLotDeals #FoodAidMisuse #BenefitAbuse

The Woman Who Took the Last Milk with an EBT and a Mercedes

Last Friday in a Brooklyn food pantry line that wrapped around the alley, supplies were already running low. A woman in a Canada Goose jacket parked her black Mercedes GLC right by the loading zone, walked up with her EBT card, and grabbed the last two gallons of milk plus an entire tray of chicken thighs. A single mom behind me, holding a toddler, shouted, “We’ve been in line for over an hour. At least leave some for the kids.” The woman shrugged and said, “I qualify like everyone else.” Volunteers stared helplessly at the empty crates and told the rest of the line there would be no meat today. In that moment, it hit me: sometimes the biggest loophole isn’t the system—it’s people choosing personal gain even when they know someone else needs it more. #SNAPFraud #FoodAssistance #BenefitInequality #CommunityTension

Trying to Do Good, But Getting Used

Our church does a Thanksgiving food drive every year. We usually donate extra canned goods and pasta to families struggling in the neighborhood. This year, a young man told us he “just got SNAP but didn’t have enough for a full Thanksgiving dinner” and asked for extra food bags. Of course we agreed. The next day, a volunteer saw him selling the donated food on Facebook Marketplace, with a note saying “SNAP accepted.” Everyone was stunned. We don’t expect anything in return when helping others, but blatant deception like this really hurts. #ThanksgivingCharity #SNAPFraud #CommunityTrust #RealStories

Where Did the Thanksgiving Turkey Money Go?

I thought this Thanksgiving would be a bit easier because our community center promised food kits for low-income families. But when it was finally my turn in line, the staff already looked stressed—they said the number of kits “didn’t match.” Turns out someone pretended to be three different households and used stolen information to claim multiple temporary SNAP cards, redeeming several turkey kits early. Many seniors in our neighborhood were counting on that turkey for their holiday, but they ended up getting nothing and had to grab frozen pizza instead. I’m not blaming everyone on SNAP, but this kind of fraud hurts families who truly need help. One person’s dishonesty made many people’s holiday much harder. #SNAPFraud #ThanksgivingPrep #CommunityStories #FoodAssistance