SNAP Fraud in the 21st Century with Guests Dawn Royal and Andy McClenahan

11/28/23 • 39 min

SNAP, welfare, or food stamps, regardless of the name they all point to benefits designed to feed the underprivileged. Fraud has existed almost from the first day of the program’s inception back in 1939. SNAP has dramatically expanded over the decades, with a current national budget of $127 Billion. SNAP cards are now being cloned, with fraudsters getting away with millions, and the legitimate beneficiaries requesting repayments by the states. This episode of the FraudKast looks at the SNAP program and the challenges associated with running such a large national program with millions of beneficiaries, and how fraud is taking place.
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FraudKast - SNAP Fraud in the 21st Century with Guests Dawn Royal and Andy McClenahan

Transcript

Narrator: Hello and welcome to the FraudKast brought to you by LexisNexis Risk Solutions, the series that shines a light on fraud and theft across numerous government benefit programs. FraudKast is hosted by Larry Benson, director of Strategic alliances for LexisNexis Risk Solutions Government Division, and the creator and principal author for the Fraud of the Day website. And now, here's Larry with today's guests.

Larry Benson: Welcome to the FraudKast.