Buying Food Stamps ✦
SNAP benefits are distributed via Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, which function like debit cards. Trafficking typically occurs in two ways:
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) aggressively monitors EBT transactions for suspicious patterns. The penalties for trafficking are severe: buying food stamps
Forfeiture of their license to accept SNAP (often a death knell for small grocery stores) and criminal prosecution. buying food stamps