Lawsuit on behalf of SNAP ‘skimming’ victims alleges USDA policy violates federal law

By Elizabeth Chuck

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“Oftentimes people don’t realize they’ve been stolen from until they’re at the cash register with a cart full of groceries,” said Ashley Burnside, a senior policy analyst at the Center for Law and Social Policy, who is not involved in the federal lawsuit. “It’s devastating for people to then realize, after they go through the hoops of calling their SNAP agency reporting the crime, that they don’t have any options for reimbursement.”

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