A Connecticut man who faked his daughter's drowning in an attempt to skip court has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison after more than two decades of fraud, authorities said.

Nevada will now block SNAP recipients from using food benefits to buy candy or sugar‑sweetened drinks. The state joins 21 others that have received permission to restrict purchases of sweets with ...

A 60-year-old Hartford man was sentenced Monday to six years and nine months in prison for illegally obtaining Social Security, Food Stamps and unemployment benefits. Ricardo Santiago received his ...

Changes in federal law will require Louisiana to spend $42.3 million more on the SNAP program in the coming fiscal year.

A Michigan House oversight subcommittee report is warning that weaknesses in the state’s food assistance system could cost ...

Baltimore, MD (JK) – A 22-year-illegal alien with dual Romanian and Irish citizenship has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to defraud the Supplemental ...

The United States has long organized its anti-poverty programs around one overriding assumption: that poor people are likely to cheat.

The House Oversight Subcommittee on State and Local Public Assistance released the results of its investigation into the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, and Bridge cards.

Trump's State of the Union attack on blue states looks to raise the stakes for Democrats with eight months to go until Election Day.

Social workers are scrambling to alert recipients and help them find jobs before their aid is eliminated under President Trump’s sweeping domestic policy law.

A Pittsburgh woman must pay nearly $55,000 in restitution following her conviction for food stamp fraud at her African food market in East Pittsburgh. Bolaji Michael, 46, pleaded guilty in October to ...

An Orange City woman who lived in a luxury apartment and made a six figure income, lied to state officials that she was unemployed and stole more than $20,000 in food stamps, court records reviewed on ...