Congress is failing to address the theft of food stamp benefits by not funding the adoption of microchip technology.

NEW: Fraudsters stole $470 million last year from Americans who need help paying for food. Adopting the same microchip that credit cards have had for years would prevent most of the theft, but Congress won’t pay for it. https://www.propublica.org/article/food-stamp-snap-benefits-theft-skimmers-fraud?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post #News #SNAP #Crime #Theft #Fraud #Congress #Government #Poverty #Hunger

Scammers Are Stealing Millions From Food Stamp Recipients. Congress Could Fix It -- but Won't. (Eli Hager/ProPublica) https://www.propublica.org/article/food-stamp-snap-benefits-theft-skimmers-fraud http://www.memeorandum.com/261013/p30#a261013p30

Scammers Are Stealing Millions From Food Stamp Recipients. Congress Could Fix It — but Won’t. https://www.propublica.org/article/food-stamp-snap-benefits-theft-skimmers-fraud Fraudsters stole $470 million last year from Americans who need help paying for food. Adopting the same microchip that credit cards have had for years would prevent most of the theft, but Congress won’t pay for it. --- 47 uses from 47 accounts #toplink