00:00Imagine being responsible for a $66 million snap EBT fraud scheme and walking away with a 24-month sentence.
00:06Arlassa Davis, the USDA employee accused of leaking confidential EBT license numbers, has officially been sentenced.
00:13Prosecutors say she once faced up to 75 years, but the final outcome was just two years in federal prison.
00:18According to court filings, Davis worked inside the USDA office responsible for monitoring snap fraud.
00:24And instead of stopping it, she secretly photographed internal documents and passed those details onto the group
00:29running unauthorized EBT terminals.
00:32Those terminals processed tens of millions of fraudulent transactions.
00:36In return, investigators say she received payments disguised as birthday gifts and flowers.
00:41The U.S. Attorney's Office says the case is a reminder that abusing anti-poverty programs carries consequences.
00:47But the sentence is now set at 24 months, plus supervised release.
00:51So what's your take? Does the punishment fit the crime?
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