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Romanian National Arrested in Multi-State EBT Card Fraud

Investigators say cloned TANF cards were used to withdraw cash from benefit accounts and federal prosecution is expected.

Pittsburgh 7‑Eleven Employees Charged in $631,608 SNAP Trafficking Case

Bremen Fires Jobcenter Employee After Alleging Widespread Bürgergeld Misuse

Essex Couple Sentenced After £628,000 Benefit and Tax Fraud to Build Property Empire

DWP Publishes Guidance Letting Banks Flag Benefit Accounts for Eligibility Checks

Woman Sentenced After £51,224 Benefits Fraud

GAO Says US Made $186 Billion in Improper Payments in FY2025

Shropshire Woman Jailed for Seven Months Over £25k PIP Fraud

Minneapolis Grocer Charged With $1.14 Million SNAP EBT Fraud

Record 2025 Social-Fraud Detections Reported by France’s Welfare and Health Insurers

DWP Toughens Benefit-Fraud Sanctions With Longer Loss-of-Benefit Bans

Massachusetts Prosecutors Charge Nine in Benefits ID‑Theft Schemes, Launch Fraud Team

Walz, Ellison Grilled in Congress After Report Alleging Years of Inaction on Minnesota Fraud

Indiana House Passes Welfare Overhaul Targeting Fraud

Rajasthan Police Expose DBT Diversion Network With 51 Arrests, Crores Traced in PM-Kisan, Pensions and DMIS

DWP Powers to Check Claimants’ Bank Accounts Enter Final Consultation Stage

DWP Begins Rollout of New Anti-Fraud Powers Including Bank Checks and Direct Deductions

Walz, Ellison to Testify March 4 in House Probe of Minnesota Social Services Fraud

19 Held as Guardia Civil Dismantles Pet-Ad Fraud Ring in Bizkaia

Prosecutors Say $9 Billion Stolen in Minnesota Social Program Schemes