USDA unveils steps to fight food stamp fraud, By Jim Abrams (AP), August 9, 2012, Albany Times Union: “The Agriculture Department on Thursday came out with new steps to fight fraud in food stamps, a federal program that has taken center stage as Congress struggles to adopt a long-term farm policy bill. The actions announced by Agriculture Undersecretary Kevin Concannon include giving the department new authority to penalize retailers who traffic in food stamps and requiring states to make use of federal databases, including prison and death records, to ensure that food benefits go to those who are eligible…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty