MAINE, USA — Roughly $76,000 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits have been stolen from approximately ...

An official with the Maine Department of Health and Human Services said this is the single largest electronic fraud incident ...

Office for Family Independence Director Ian Yaffe told NEWS CENTER Maine they reached out to the USDA for a waiver, but could ...

According to DHHS, 300 Maine households have been affected, resulting in $76,000 in lost benefits. John, a lifelong ...

Now that trend has come to Maine, with DHHS telling us, more than $76,000 was stolen from families in need. According to data from the USDA, which oversees SNAP, in the first quarter of this year, ...

So far this week, about 300 households have lost approximately $76,000 in benefits. That figure may rise, however. And the state officials say federal rules prohibit them from replacing stolen ...

While this type of fraud has occurred before in other states, 'this is the first time we have seen it at this scale in Maine, ...

DHHS officials said approximately 300 Maine households have been impacted thus far, but that number may increase since the ...

The Department of Health and Human Services reported theft of SNAP benefits, impacting around 300 Maine households.

As of noon Friday, there have been no more reports of stolen benefits from Maine EBT cardholders, according to DHHS.

We took three cases to health policy experts. They couldn't provide answers on individual eligibility, but rather gave a ...

Maine farmers, food banks and rural economies could be harmed by a 20-30% cut to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program known as SNAP under a bill being considered by Congress.