After Millions in Stolen SNAP Benefits, Trump Administration Moves to Fight Theft by Eli Hager October 23, 2026, 1:45 pm

After Millions in Stolen SNAP Benefits, Trump Administration Moves to Fight Theft A week after ProPublica reported how organized crime is stealing food stamp benefits — aided by the government’s refusal to update benefit-card technology — the Department of Agriculture announced plans to adopt more secure cards with microchips. by Eli Hager October 23, 2026, 1:45 pm https://www.propublica.org/article/snap-theft-chip-cards-trump-rule?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=river