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Office of Inspector General, United States Department of Agriculture

American government official

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Dec 12, 2025

Which state and federal agencies coordinate investigations into SNAP fraud?

Federal and state investigations into SNAP fraud are coordinated primarily between the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) — including its Office of Retailer Operations a...

Nov 26, 2025

How many SNAP benefit recipients were prosecuted for fraud in 2022?

Available reporting does not provide a single, nationwide count of SNAP recipients criminally prosecuted for fraud in calendar year 2022; federal summaries stress that prosecutions are initiated by US...

Nov 18, 2025

What methods are used to detect SNAP fraud in NY?

New York detects SNAP fraud through a mix of front-end reviews and data-analytics frameworks, traditional investigative units that handle retailer and recipient cases, and consumer-facing tools and gu...

Nov 16, 2025

What policy or technology changes were proposed or implemented in 2023–2024 to reduce SNAP fraud and errors?

In 2023–2024 federal and state actors proposed and implemented a mix of policy and technology measures to reduce SNAP fraud and errors, including temporary federal reimbursement of stolen EBT benefits...

Nov 7, 2025

How does the USDA distinguish SNAP fraud from improper payments?

The USDA and federal watchdogs draw a clear legal and operational line: . Multiple GAO and USDA documents from 2023–2025 show that SNAP’s Quality Control (QC) system estimates improper payments throug...