So far this week, about 300 households have lost approximately $76,000 in benefits. That figure may rise, however. And the state officials say federal rules prohibit them from replacing stolen ...

By Russ Reed Click here for updates on this story AUGUSTA, Maine (WMTW) — The Maine Department of Health and Human services says about $76,000 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ...

While this type of fraud has occurred before in other states, 'this is the first time we have seen it at this scale in Maine, ...

According to DHHS, 300 Maine households have been affected, resulting in $76,000 in lost benefits. John, a lifelong ...

We took three cases to health policy experts. They couldn't provide answers on individual eligibility, but rather gave a ...

The massive budget bill signed by President Donald Trump will result in sharp cuts to food benefits for the neediest ...

According to the statement, under federal rules, stolen SNAP benefits may not be replaced. They are encouraging EBT ...

Now that trend has come to Maine, with DHHS telling us, more than $76,000 was stolen from families in need. According to data from the USDA, which oversees SNAP, in the first quarter of this year, ...

Roughly $76,000 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits have been stolen from approximately 300 Maine households this week, according to the state's Department of Health and Human ...

The Department of Health and Human Services reported theft of SNAP benefits, impacting around 300 Maine households.

As of noon Friday, there have been no more reports of stolen benefits from Maine EBT cardholders, according to DHHS.

As a longtime champion of Maine’s universities, I hope Sen. Collins will vote against any budget that makes deep cuts to Medicaid, SNAP and other programs that serve as lifelines for our state ...