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USDA Blitz Hits 170 NYC Stores

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USDA says it moved against 170 New York City retailers for food stamp trafficking and illegal sales, signaling a hard pivot on welfare fraud enforcement in the nation’s largest city. Story Highlights USDA announced “Operation SNAP Back,” targeting five-borough retailers for trafficking and ineligibl…

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  1. Townhall

  2. Legal Insurrection

    USDA Targets 170 NYC Retailers in SNAP Fraud Sweep (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    "SNAP benefits should go to Americans, not fraudsters or illegal immigrants," White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud Executive Director Scott Brady said. The post USDA Targets 170 NYC Retailers in SNAP Fraud Sweep first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion .

  3. The Conservative Brief

    USDA Blitz Hits 170 NYC Stores (opens The Conservative Brief)

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    USDA says it moved against 170 New York City retailers for food stamp trafficking and illegal sales, signaling a hard pivot on welfare fraud enforcement in the nation’s largest city. Story Highlights USDA announced “Operation SNAP Back,” targeting five-borough retailers for trafficking and ineligibl…

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