Food Stamp Antifraud Efforts Coming Up Short in California
In a report released Tuesday, state Auditor Elaine Howle wrote that efforts to combat fraud in California's food stamp program and CalWORKS do not verify cost effectiveness and lack mechanisms to improve efforts. The report estimates that the state could yield significant savings from early detection of fraud in the two programs.
- "Auditor: California Food Stamp Program May Not Be Effective in Stopping Fraud" (Central Valley Business Times, 11/3).