September 14, 2026 – SNAP fraud crackdown stops $5.8 billion loss: USDA

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Since President Trump took office, @USDA has cracked down on SNAP fraud — delivering real results and protecting American taxpayers.

💰 $5.8 billion in taxpayer losses prevented

🚫 1,840 illegal SNAP devices shut down

❌ 5,335 fraudulent retailers disqualified

Those who defraud SNAP are stealing from taxpayers and taking resources away from Americans who genuinely need assistance.

We have zero tolerance for this abuse, and we will continue pursuing bad actors and protecting the integrity of the program.

More than 5,300 retailers have been disqualified as part of the department’s SNAP integrity efforts because they were STEALING.

Shortly after taking office, President Trump ordered federal agencies to be granted “unfettered access” to SNAP data and set up a team to identify potential food stamp fraud.

Since then, the federal government has shut down more than 1,800 illegal devices that processed benefits payment cards and disqualified more than 5,000 fraudulent retailers. The result, according to the agriculture secretary, is almost $6 billion in food stamp dollars saved.

Think about what $6 billion could do.

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