USDA Targets 170 NYC Retailers in SNAP Fraud Sweep

USDA Targets 170 NYC Retailers in SNAP Fraud Sweep

"SNAP benefits should go to Americans, not fraudsters or illegal immigrants," White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud Executive Director Scott Brady said.

USDA Investigates 170 New York Retailers in SNAP Fraud Sweep

A store displays a sign for Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) purchases in New York on Oct. 30, 2025. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

AG Secretary Brooke Rollins Announces Vast 'Operation SNAP Back,' Striking Almost 200 NYC Stores

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins announced,

Operation SNAP Back Exposes 170 Retailers in New York City

Operation SNAP Back uncovers 170 NYC retailers violating SNAP food stamp rules.

USDA’s Operation SNAP Back Hits the Five Boroughs - Oklahoma Farm Report

Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Administration (FNA) announced a sweeping crackdown on fraudulent SNAP retailers—bodegas, convenience stores, and grocery stores—across New York’s five boroughs. This investigation, dubbed Operation SNAP Back, included hundreds of undercover investigations leading to action against 170 retailers. “This is just the latest action in the Trump Administration's