Posted on 04/30/2023 6:45:58 AM PDT by devane617
Thirteen people were arrested for allegedly stealing millions of dollars from low-income Southern California residents.
The suspects stole funds using card skimmers and ATMs to drain electronic benefit transfer (EBT) accounts, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
EBT cards allow participants to pay for food using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, formerly known as food stamps.
On April 25, authorities received a community tip about fraud and identity theft suspects residing at a Van Nuys motel on the 4700 block of Sepulveda Boulevard.
With a search warrant, police recovered skimming devices, card readers, a large number of false identification cards and documents and $36,062 in cash.
Investigators believe the suspects may be part of a Romanian syndicate known to “target persons experiencing economic hardship for their EBT cards.”
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Yet incredibly every time I gripe about the waste and excess of the food stamp program I get freepers here who defend it.
IMHO I think a certain number here are democratic operative and CCP 50C army.
California.... I seem to remember a news item recently where billions in COVID relief funds particular to California cannot be accounted for, i.e., stolen or defrauded from the state.
Most welfare leaches wouldn’t be caught dead in the junk my wife and I drive.
STILL USES TAXPAYER MONEY—no matter how many agencies it is shuttled thru.
I DONT. I was being sarcastic to your comment “ You got that wrong. Food stamps is a farm subsidy administered by the Dept. of Agriculture.”.
My original comment was 100% and I have no idea what you are trying to get at how I’m wrong. Never said food stamps didn’t come from the depot of ag so no idea why you said I’m wrong. It is a form of welfare.
Not sorry by the way. Not even a tiny bit. 😂
BFL
“Romanian syndicate”.
Of course.🤨
You mean they aren’t offshoots of Vulcans.😏
Crap,over seven thousand dollars and I’m trying to survive on less than a tenth of that.🙄
I was at a AM/PM gas station and went into the convenience store to buy lottery tickets and I used my debit card. The next day I had purchases flagged by my bank. I did not buy at the places listed. I suspected that store owner and his employees were stealing.
If I buy anything at a gas station store it will be with cash only.
My wife stopped at a Pilot Gas place outside Ocala FL recently. Bought coffee at self checkout. Within 15 minutes bank was calling saying almost 2k in charges had been made in pass 10 minutes in 4 different states.
You gotta wonder if the banks know about where the origin point was. If so they should shut down the use of credit cards and debit cards for those stores. That would get the attention of the main office!
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