naturalnews/042479_EBT_cards_Walmart_looting.html How about we enforce the laws that are on the books for this kind of behavior.. The application for food stamps spells out the range of penalties for committing food stamp fraud. If you are found by a court or government agency to have made false or misleading statements or omitted material facts to get food stamps, use food stamps, or transfer foods stamps, under 7 U.S.C. 2015(b)(1), you will become ineligible for further participation in the Food Stamp Program for a period of 1 year, for the first offense, 2 years in the case of a second offense, and permanent ineligibility for the third offense. Under 7 USC 2024(b), (c) and (h), if you knowingly use, transfer, acquire, alter, or possess food stamp benefits in any manner contrary to the Food Stamp Act you can be fined and imprisoned. If the value of the benefits is $5,000 or more, then you can be fined up to $250,000 and/or imprisonment for 20 years. If the value is less than $5,000 but greater than $100, punishments include a fine of $10,000 and/or imprisonment for 5 years. If the value is less than $100, punishments include a fine of $1,000 and/or imprisonment for 1 year.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 04:35:11 +0000