Washington Times Proposal targets eligibility, fraud in food stamp programWashington TimesFood-stamp fraud, generally in the form of store employees buying food stamps from recipients for cash at 50 cents on the dollar, is widespread in urban areas, with one in seven corner stores engaging in such behavior, according to a …
Read More »USDA unveils steps to fight food stamp fraud – KVUE
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WASHINGTON – The Agriculture Department on Thursday came out with new steps to fight fraud in food stamps, a federal program that has taken center stage as Congress struggles to adopt a long-term farm policy bill. More: continued here
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Read More »Agriculture Department announces new penalties, other steps to fight food … – Minneapolis Star Tribune
Agriculture Department announces new penalties, other steps to fight food …Minneapolis Star TribuneWASHINGTON – The Agriculture Department on Thursday came out with new steps to fight fraud in food stamps, a federal program that has taken center stage as Congress struggles to adopt a long-term farm policy bill. The actions …
Read More »Post Office branches to pilot mortgage specialist scheme
Trial will be targeted at customers who want to talk through home financing face-to-face Post Office customers will be able to get face-to-face help with choosing a mortgage as the lender steps up its attempts to compete with traditional lenders. A pilot scheme will see mortgage specialists based in five …
Read More »Vic post office killer jailed – Herald Sun
The Age Vic post office killer jailedHerald SunA FORMER Syrian soldier has been jailed for at least 19 and a half years for murdering a Melbourne post office operator because he refused to sell him cigarettes on credit. But Riad Barbour, 33, may not be released from prison for 22 …
Read More »Stamps up against it facing red-hot Ticats – Edmonton Journal
Stamps up against it facing red-hot TicatsEdmonton JournalHAMILTON, Ont. — A few weeks ago, Hamilton Ticats head coach George Cortez found himself at a local Tim Hortons restaurant at 5 a.m. when his cell phone started ringing. "I thought, 'Who the heck is this?'" related Cortez on Wednesday, a day …
Read More »The Royal Mail missed out here – This is Bristol
The Royal Mail missed out hereThis is BristolAt 80p for only one first class stamp, the Royal Mail could have made a huge profit. At 6 x 80p for each set souvenir stamps they would have made a huge profit. The Olympics have been so successful I wonder if they …
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