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Wyoming pilot—s front-end fraud checks credited with nearly $1 million in prevented improper SNAP issuances
Summary
Wyoming officials described a USDA-funded pilot that added front-end eligibility investigations and asset verification; the state said the effort prevented close to $1 million in improper benefit issuances and that startup costs were covered by a USDA fraud framework grant.
Corinne Schmidt, director of the Wyoming Department of Family Services, told a House Agriculture subcommittee that Wyoming uses a front-end eligibility (FEE) fraud-detection approach that investigates suspicious applications before benefits are issued. "Front end eligibility allows us to investigate potential fraud before an application is approved and a benefit is issued, thereby avoiding the pay and chase model," Schmidt said.
Schmidt said the state secured an initial USDA Food and Nutrition Service fraud framework grant of about $750,000 to start…
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