Desha Morris used the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as her personal cash machine, defrauding it out of more than $335,000. Now the 39-year-old Indianapolis resident is a convicted criminal, sentenced to five years in prison for SNAP fraud.

The government now has the power to access suspected benefit fraudsters’ bank accounts and strip them of their driving licences under a new law. The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error, and Recovery) Act was written into law on Wednesday 3 December, has ...

Anika Nicholas reported nearly $800 stolen from her EBT card despite taking safety precautions, marking the second instance of SNAP benefit fraud she has experienced. Nicholas expressed frustration over the lack of assistance from the Department of Health ...

The good news: Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Leah Foley scored another win by charging an illegal immigrant living in the Bay State with living under a stolen identity and receiving more than $400,000 in stolen federal benefits. The bad news: That $400,000 ...

Undaunted or unaware of the state auditor’s previous uncovering of substantial fraud in public-assistance benefit programs, the fleecing of taxpayers’ money has continued apace. The latest evidence of this thievery came on Monday, when state Auditor ...

A proposal to increase the maximum penalties for benefit-related fraud offences has been put forward. The States of Guernsey said the changes aimed to ensure penalties for such offences were "proportionate, effective, and comparable with other jurisdictions".

Federal prosecutors arrested four Southern California residents Friday in connection with the largest-ever COVID-19 benefits fraud scheme, including two who are additionally accused of shooting and trying to kill the group's ringleader to avoid prosecution ...

Benefit fraud in Northern Ireland has risen from £163m to £233m in recent years, the communities minister has said. Gordon Lyons also revealed that each year government mistakes cost £40m and customer mistakes amount to £75m, making the total figure £ ...