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An undercover investigation by the 10News I-Team and Scripps Howard News Service has revealed a large number of retailers possibly taking advantage of the federal government and federal investigators stumbling to figure out what happened. More: continued here

Ohio food stamp recipients waste millions of U.S. tax dollars buying buy guns …NewsNet5.comCLEVELAND – An exclusive 5 On Your Side investigation reveals food stamp recipients using millions of your tax dollars to buy beer, cigarettes, guns and other illegal items, including cars. In an exclusive interview, Chris Joseph, an …

Number of disqualified food-stamp merchants, by stateThe RepublicThe US Department of Agriculture permanently disqualifies hundreds of merchants each year from accepting food stamps, formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Through a FOIA request, Scripps Howard News Service obtained a list of … More: continued here

Now, get your photos printed on stampsTimes of IndiaTo be inaugurated by Chief Election Commissioner of India SY Quereshi, the exhibition will feature rare collection of stamps from the state. A feature of the event will be "My Stamp" where participants can get their own pictures printed on stamps.Philatelic exhibition …

ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) Store owners, banned from taking food stamps, still doStandardNetBy Isaac Wolf The federal government each year bans about 1000 retailers found to have engaged in fraud from ever accepting food stamps again. But scores of these retailers disobey the permanent prohibitions and continue to shortchange complicit …USDA probing …

ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) USDA probing banned food-stamp merchants ID'd by ScrippsThe RepublicBy ISAAC WOLF – Scripps Howard News Service WASHINGTON – The US Department of Agriculture says it wants to secure an unlocked backdoor that allows stores banned for engaging in food-stamp fraud to slip unnoticed back into the federal program.Nationwide …

Project Mercury re-enters Beaumont with 50-year-old stamp collectionBeaumont EnterpriseThe two were photogrpahed while purchasing the 4-cent Project Mercury postage stamp at Beaumont's main Post Office. Enterprise file photo / BE Will Black displays his four 4-cent Project Mercury postage stamp that he and his mother were photographed … More: continued …

ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) Nationwide investigation exposes food stamp fraudABC15.com (KNXV-TV)By ISAAC WOLF, Scripps Howard News Service The federal government each year bans about 1000 retailers found to have engaged in fraud from ever accepting food stamps again. But scores of these retailers disobey the permanent prohibitions and continue to …USDA probing …

ABC News (blog) Price of stamps may increaseLeader-TelegramThe plan, for instance, notes that if the post office could raise current stamp prices from 45 cents to 50 cents, either in a single year or over a multiyear period, it could bring in new revenue of roughly $1 billion.50-Cent Stamp, Other …

NY food stamp benefits withdrawn inside Atlantic City casinos12NewsNow.ComThe cards have essentially replaced traditional food stamps and are supposed to be used by New York's neediest for basic necessities like groceries and diapers. EBT cards can also be used to access designated amounts of cash via ATM.and more » More: continued …