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The early evidence isn’t just concerning; it’s jaw-dropping.
In one stunning example, investigators uncovered a single person collecting SNAP benefits in six different states at the same time. In another case, officials found an EBT card loaded with more than $50,000 — an amount that looks less like food assistance and more like a bank account.
For those unfamiliar, EBT cards operate much like debit or credit cards. Recipients use them in stores, and unused funds simply roll over into the next month. That rollover feature appears to have allowed some individuals to stockpile taxpayer money far beyond what any struggling household would realistically need.
As Vaden bluntly stated, “The taxpayers have a right to know what is being done with their money and that, when we have appropriations, we are spending more than nine billion a month.”
Vaden also addressed the case of the sky-high EBT balance, saying, “[Taxpayers] especially have a right to rest assured that only those who truly need are benefitting from the program, because every dollar you give to someone who has a balance of more than $15,000 on their EBT card cannot go to someone who is truly in need.”
And incredibly, the fraud revelations didn’t stop there.
During an appearance on “The Ingraham Angle,” Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins dropped an even bigger bombshell. According to Rollins, more than 500,000 people have allegedly been caught taking SNAP benefits twice, and around 5,000 deceased individuals were still receiving assistance.
Rollins emphasized that this staggering discovery happened “in the last few days.” If that is what was detected in such a short window, imagine what remains hidden.
These numbers paint a disturbing reality: the level of fraud inside SNAP isn’t a glitch — it’s systemic.
For years, Democrats have accused Republicans of cruelty anytime reforms or audits are proposed. Their message has been simple and dramatic: the GOP wants poor families to starve. But those talking points fall apart when confronted with the facts now coming to light. Fraud on this scale isn’t compassion — it’s theft from Americans who actually do need help.
If the Trump administration is serious about protecting taxpayers and tightening government spending, cleanup is unavoidable. That includes confronting the widespread waste inside SNAP, no matter how loudly the left complains.
And now, thanks to what the government shutdown accidentally uncovered, the truth is no longer something Washington can hide.
