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Steve Hilton@SteveHiltonx · Jul 7, 2026

🚨NEW: Federal agents just busted a massive SNAP fraud ring in Los Angeles: Over $1 MILLION in fraudulent food stamps…

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Federal agents busted a SNAP fraud operation at a Los Angeles bodega where workers exchanged food stamp benefits for cash, allowing recipients to purchase prohibited items. The incident highlights estimated tens of millions in fraud across California, with the poster pledging to crack down on government waste if elected governor.

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    🚨NEW: Federal agents just busted a massive SNAP fraud ring in Los Angeles: Over $1 MILLION in fraudulent food stamps purchases at a single Skid Row bodega. 🧵

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    Investigators identified the small grocery store as a potential target for fraud after it processed $732,608.26 in SNAP purchases from April 2025 to April 2026 — nearly twice the amount of its closest competitor. Undercover agents went in and discovered… [2/7]

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    A worker was making BOGUS food stamp purchases on behalf of welfare recipients and pocketing the money! Recipients would go to the bodega with their SNAP cards and exchange their benefits for cash — often to buy prohibited products like alcohol and tobacco. [3/7]

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    The true size of SNAP fraud in California remains unknown, although it is estimated to be in the TENS OF MILLIONS of dollars. This is unacceptable, and I will not accept it. [4/7]

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    We’re the richest state in America but we have the highest poverty rate. We pay the highest taxes but get the worst results. And that’s because… [5/7]

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    Epic levels of fraud have been allowed to go undetected and unpunished. That ends when I’m governor. My administration will crack down on the waste, fraud and abuse in our state government and save taxpayers billions a year. [6/7]

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    Full story in the California Post: trib.al/07MJA6N