198 ensnared in Jacksonville food stamp fraud totaling $3.7M

News 4 Jax ^

[Blood of Tyrants]

I’ll bet half the money is defrauded from the program. Even with these arrests, it’s probably less than 0.01% of the total defrauded.

[IndispensableDestiny]

Two companies (Conduent and Fidelity Information Services) hold 50 of 52 SNAP/EBT contracts. Puerto Rico and Montana have others. Imagine if those two were somehow . . . compromised.

[VanShuyten]

Looking at those mug shots, I’d say the common thread is drugs, mostly meth.

[Amberdawn]

I heard it was because the Carp kept retaining ponds free of weeds. Who knows? I do know that they escaped from the ponds due to the historic 1993 Mississippi River floods.

[GailA]

EBT cards to they are being used to buy Street Illegal drugs.

[itsahoot]

they just don’t bite on hooks, and that’s part of the problem

Apparently they jump in your boat.

More pictures here.

[Lean-Right]

There are many items that could be
cycled into the food stamp program.
Just about all packaged items on store
shelves have a shelf life printed on
the package (best if used by date).
USDA does not allow for sale to the
public, any food item past that date,
even though it may be fine for
consumption, and is generally tossed
out.
A friend worked at a major chain
grocery store, and was always bringing
home expired items. Lots of crackers,
cookies, potato chips, bread, cereal,
etc.
I might add...those Asian Carp ARE
good eating, they just need to be
prepared correctly, and one has to
more or less get over their being
branded as a trash fish.

[Lean-Right]

I was incorrect on my USDA statements.
The only item that is not allowed to
be sold past it’s expiration date is
baby formula.
(This in before the flames)
My apologies.

[DoughtyOne]

Wouldn’t doubt it. If there were a way, they’d come up with it.

[DoughtyOne]

Looks like Democrats at a public school at the sight of a Bible.

[itsahoot]

Good one Doughty, been to a few of those meetings.

[DoughtyOne]

“:^)

[Lurker]

“Food boxes with canned asian carp would stop this fraud.”

2 MREs per family member per day. Period.

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