USDA targets stores in food stamp traffickingGreenfield Daily ReporterPROVIDENCE, RI — The US Department of Agriculture is upgrading technology used to combat a swindle of the nation's $64.7 billion food stamp program that diverts as much as $330 million annually. The agency last month awarded a 10-year …and more » More: continued here
USDA targets stores in food stamp traffickingSan Jose Mercury NewsPROVIDENCE, RI—The US Department of Agriculture is upgrading technology used to combat a swindle of the nation's $64.7 billion food stamp program that diverts as much as $330 million annually. The agency last month awarded a … More: continued here
Bloomberg USDA targets stores in food stamp traffickingBoston.comAP / November 19, 2011 PROVIDENCE, RI—A criminal swindle of the nation's $64.7 billion food stamp program is playing out at small neighborhood stores around the country, where thousands of retailers are suspected of trading deals with …Yum's Campaign to Allow Food Stamps at KFC Runs AfoulBloombergYum! Brands…
USDA targets stores in food stamp traffickingAtlanta Journal ConstitutionAP PROVIDENCE, RI — A criminal swindle of the nation's $64.7 billion food stamp program is playing out at small neighborhood stores around the country, where thousands of retailers are suspected of trading deals with customers, … More: continued here
What if Christ Lived on Food Stamps?Minneapolis Star TribuneThis year, like last year, I'm living on food stamps for the seven days before Thanksgiving. It's a good way to draw attention to the increasing rates of food insecurity in the country and in Minnesota. More than that, it's an annual reminder for me of ……
Hispanically Speaking News Little Village Post Office on List Slated to Be ClosedHispanically Speaking NewsPOST OFFICE: The Otis Grant Collins Station, formerly known as the Hawthorn Station, 2302 S. Pulaski Road in Little Village is on a list slated to be closed. This Post Office serves the North and South Lawndale communities of zip code…
Telegraph.co.uk eBay to open UK high street storeT3Instead, the eBay shop will have on display 200 of the auction site's most popular items, which shoppers can then buy with their smartphones by scanning corresponding QR codes in the shop. Weirder still is the inclusion of eight tablet PCs in the store …eBay to open its…
The price of poverty: Many more need help getting foodPoughkeepsie JournalForty-year-old Evelyn Bruno is among the growing number of mid-Hudson Valley residents who need food stamps to provide daily nourishment for themselves and their families. The City of Poughkeepsie resident said she and her 13-year-old son, …and more » More: continued here
Hilarious eBay Purchases (PHOTOS)Huffington PostFor our new book, "Crap I Bought On eBay," [Running Press, $13.00] we paid good money for 101 of the crappiest, creepiest, raunchiest and most inexplicable items we could find on the most popular online auction website in history. … More: continued here
Sour note in food stamp rap: Defendent in $7M scam case is now getting …New York Daily NewsA defendent in a $7 million food stamp scam case has become so financially ruined by the prosecution that she's getting now getting food stamps— legitimately, a federal judge said Friday at her sentencing. … More: continued here