Federal prosecutors have uncovered more than $42 million in alleged stolen funds as the Trump administration's new task force led by Vice President JD Vance launches a sweeping SNAP fraud crackdown across the country.
On Thursday, the administration confirmed the crackdown's rollout, emphasizing tighter eligibility checks and a focus on recent alleged theft in the program.
The task force, established by a March 16 executive order, says it has identified $260.7 billion in suspected fraud since Trump took office and stopped an estimated $72 billion in potentially fraudulent payments annually.
Federal prosecutors have accused more than 40 individuals of a $40 million SNAP fraud scheme, and the government hopes the effort will curb billions in alleged losses across Democrat-led states.