Several times a couple of years ago Prez Obama said the Federal government was going to investigate fraud in various programs. His statements were made in the context of saving money for various programs by eliminating waste and fraud.
I don't know about where you live but here in GA there have been quite a few reports of people defrauding various Federal programs getting caught.
http://www.ajc.com/news/m...owner-faces-1237832.htmlExcerpt:
Prosecutors said Shamsha Mirza Vasaya would also give patrons 50 cents on the dollar for their food stamps, in addition to allowing them to buy items not allowed, such as gasoline.
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Georgia had 1,851,586 people on food stamps in August, or 19 percent of its population, according to the USDA. Nationwide, nearly 15 percent used food stamps during the period.
Last month, store owner Elbert Eugene Shinholster of Wilkinson County pleaded guilty to defrauding the food stamp program of more than $4.68 million over five years. Authorities called it the largest food stamp fraud in the state’s history in money lost to taxpayers.
Over the past three years there have been 597 convictions nationwide and $197.4 million in fines, restitution and forfeiture orders, according to the USDA.
Vasaya will be sentenced Jan. 24, and in addition to a maximum 20-year sentence she faces a fine of up to $250,000
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which administers the food stamp program, says $330 million in taxpayer funds are diverted annually from the $64.7 billion program through similar unscrupulous means.
The transactions are electronically recorded, and investigators have stepped up monitoring thousands of convenience and mom-and-pop stores to curb the illegal sales, according to an Associated Press report.
Between June 2009 and July of this year, prosecutors say Vasaya’s Chevron Food Mart at 811 South Marietta Parkway made about $557,421 from the scheme.