Newsweek has contacted the Ohio Department of Public Safety via email for comment. Why It Matters. SNAP benefits provide food ...

State-level budget discussions have included maintaining work requirements for SNAP participants, along with other ...

According to the spokesperson, the suspects allegedly bought bulk amounts of candy and energy drinks with the stolen benefits ...

A nearly year-long investigation by the Ohio Investigative Unit (OIU) into a $600,000 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

A woman and two men from Columbus were indicted earlier this month after allegedly stealing at least $600,000 in food ...

A nearly year-long investigation Investigative Unit (OIU) into the use of card skimmers to steal at least $600,000 in ...

Once approved for SNAP, benefits are deposited monthly into SNAP accounts linked to your Ohio Direction Card, its version of Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards. Ohio SNAP benefits come with ...

ODJFS, which is in charge of administering SNAP benefits in Ohio, says they are seeing an increase in attempts to fraudulently obtain EBT card numbers from SNAP recipients. According to ODJFS ...

“Agents determined that all of the transactions were fraudulent, with Ohio EBT card details being used every 30 to 45 seconds at the Brooklyn terminal, often for transactions as high as $800 ...

Two individuals were using EBT cards they were not authorized to use ... ConnectEBT is the only app the state of Ohio has contracted with, and it allows individuals to lock and unlock their ...