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00:03Trump will suspend federal SNAP aid to Democrat-led states that refuse to disclose beneficiary data,
00:09including immigration status, according to Benzinga.
00:12Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said 29 Republican-led states submitted information
00:17requested in February, while California, New York, Minnesota, and others did not.
00:22Rollins said the USDA will stop moving federal funds into non-compliant states next week
00:27until they provide the data.
00:29The administration's latest move follows earlier actions that included claims of widespread
00:33SNAP fraud, including payments to deceased individuals and people receiving benefits
00:38in multiple states.
00:39The Government Accountability Office estimated that states reimbursed more than $320 million
00:44in stolen benefits from October 2022 to December 2024.
00:49The USDA uncovered a $66 million food stamp fraud and bribery scheme in June that resulted
00:55in the arrests of a USDA employee and five others.
00:58For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.
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