Food Assistance: Reducing the Trafficking of Food Stamp Benefits
T-RCED-00-250
Published: Jul 19, 2000. Publicly Released: Jul 19, 2000.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the improper trafficking of food stamp benefits, focusing on: (1) federal efforts to identify storeowners who engage in trafficking; (2) the amount of penalties assessed and collected against these storeowners; and (3) the extent to which states with statewide electronic benefit transfer (EBT) systems are identifying and disqualifying recipients who engage in trafficking.
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Debt collectionElectronic benefits transfersElectronic funds transferstate relationsFines (penalties)Food relief programsFraudInternal controlsLaw enforcementRetail facilities