Did you know food stamps are feeding people in foreign countries? A startling New York Post headline proclaims some of the latest fraud and misuse of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): New York City food stamp recipients are shipping welfare-funded groceries to relatives in Jamaica, Dominican Republic and Haiti According to a Post exclusive, many Empire State residents participating in SNAP are using taxpayer dollars to fund "trans-Atlantic takeout." Reporters found: "Welfare recipients are buying groceries with their Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards and packing them in giant barrels for the trip overseas. ... The practice is so common that hundreds of 45- to 55-gallon cardboard and plastic barrels line the walls of supermarkets in almost every Caribbean corner of the city." The Post also added that workers at a Brooklyn supermarket confirmed the practice, adding: "Customers pay cash for the barrels, usually about $40, and typically ship them filled with $500 to $2,000 worth of rice, beans, pasta, canned milk and sausages. ... They said food-stamp recipients typically take home their barrels and fill them gradually over time with food bought with EBT cards. When the tubs are full, the welfare users call a shipping company to pick them up and send them to the Caribbean for about $70."
Posted on: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 22:47:21 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015