U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut bill, which had been stalled for days by Republican infighting over spending ...

It’s a problem that has cost Kern County residents thousands of dollars in funds they need to pay for groceries. Experts say it’s highly organized crime. What are officials doing to ...

In May 2025, the U.S. Secret Service led Operation May Magnitude in Los Angeles to combat EBT fraud and card skimming. They inspected 130 businesses, checked 575 payment terminals, removed 20 skimmers ...

California's "SUN Bucks" program will provide over 4 million eligible children with $120 each on EBT cards for food purchases during summer break. The program aims to combat childhood hunger ...

The suspects wanted for alleged bank fraud and aggravated identity theft were last seen in Southern California, according to ...

New York tops the nation when it came to concerns about electronic benefit transfer theft, according to a report by a tech ...

Seventy percent of the stolen money came from Kern County — $96,740 in benefits stolen from 147 Kern County beneficiaries.

It all comes down to the chip, which many EBT cards don't have. The agency wants to change that. "California is going forward in that direction of installing chips to prevent fraud like this from ...

Thieves have swiped the EBT account of a Mobile mother for a third time, leaving her scrambling to put food on the table.

Gavin Newsom announced today that California will soon be releasing electronic benefits transfer (EBT) cards for the SUN Bucks food program in summer 2025.California was one of the first states in ...

The Kern County District Attorney’s Office said a conviction in a case that involved EBT benefits fraud.The DA’s office said ...

Agents in California arrested 10 people, remove 20 skimming devices, saving taxpayers and food stamp recipients an estimated $8.4 Million in just two days. The agency said EBT cards that are not ...