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Madison County social services reports coordinated thefts of SNAP benefits; agency urging card-locking app use
Summary
Tiffany, a Madison County Department of Social Services staff member, told the board during the meeting that local clients have experienced a wave of fraud in which benefits were posted to their SNAP cards and then “snatched off immediately.”
Tiffany, a Madison County Department of Social Services staff member, told the board during the meeting that local clients have experienced a wave of fraud in which benefits were posted to their SNAP cards and then “snatched off immediately.”
She said staff traced the transactions to out-of-state accounts and that multiple localities are reporting similar incidents. “So as soon as the individuals are getting them, they're getting stolen,” Tiffany said.
Tiffany said the department…
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