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I-TEAM: Fugitives still get food stamp benefitsWAND“If you have a warrant out for your arrest, and you're fleeing the sheriff, you still get your food stamps, you still get your housing, you still get all of those things,” Rose told WAND's Doug Wolfe. “Why on earth do the taxpayers help you flee the … More:…

Falls store owners avoid jail in food stamp fraud caseBuffalo NewsLOCKPORT – The owners of a small grocery store in Niagara Falls avoided jail time in a food stamp and tax fraud case Friday, but their attorneys contended that they have been left virtually destitute by the government's seizure of most of their money.Falls couple…

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican leaders say food stamps serve too many Americans and the almost $80 billion-a-year program needs to be slimmed down. More: continued here

Future of food stamps depends on Congressional approval of farm billWSFALast week the U.S.House of Representatives was unable to pass the latest iteration of the farm bill. Within the legislation are changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, commonly referred to simply as the food stamp program. More: continued here

Linn’s Stamp News How an unopened bundle of 1898 Philippines stamp sheets might have made its way to my stamp roomLinn’s Stamp NewsAs the Americans approached the post office, Miguel reached for the closest object of value that might be sold on the black market to help pay Maria's medical expenses — a single bundle…

CBS Local Guilty plea in $1.6M Conn. food stamp fraudBoston.comFein says according to court documents and court statements, the 46-year-old Adames illegally exchanged food stamps for cash between October 2006 and March 2009. He says she was helped by her husband and others, exchanging food stamps for cash …Wethersfield Woman Pleads Guilty In $1.6 Million…