USDA just uncovered one of the most unprecedented food stamp frauds in US history — 6 arrested for alleged $66M in ‘unauthorized transactions’

Snippet of Article: "...The U.S. Department of Justice has charged six people — including a fraud investigator with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) — for allegedly orchestrating “one of the largest food stamp scams in U.S. history,” siphoning tens of millions from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). ...the group ran a fraudulent network of about 160 unauthorized electronic benefit transfer (EBT) terminals across the New York area."

Source: moneywise.com

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Fired USDA official receives apologies from White House, Vilsack

Article Title: Fired USDA official receives apologies from White House, Vilsack

Snippet of Article: "...In the snippet of video on Breitbart's Web site, Sherrod, who is black, admitted to having been reluctant to help a white farmer who sought her aid 24 years before, when she was working for a nonprofit agency established to help black farmers. ..."

Source: www.washingtonpost.com

USDA gets approval for employee buy outs from OPM as mega-management reorg continues

as first reported by federalnewsradio

Article Title: USDA gets approval for employee buy outs from OPM as mega-management reorg continues
Snippet of Article: "...Employees selecting the VSIP option are eligible for a lump sum payment of $25,000 (gross) or an amount equal to the employee’s computed severance pay, whichever is less. Since the VSIP is limited to retirement eligibles..."

Source: www.federalnewsradio.com

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