TAMPA, Fla. – Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced a public assistance fraud task force on Wednesday.
What we know:
The task force is aimed at targeting and investigating individuals accused of stealing from programs like SNAP, EBT, renter’s assistance and Medicaid.
Assistant State Prosecutor Scott Strauss has been appointed to spearhead the effort.
Attorney General James Uthmeier stated this task force is slated to help taxpayers that are willingly helping and giving to those in need.
“Here in Florida — the free state of Florida — we do everything the best we can, but there’s no doubt still fraud and criminal activity taking place here,” Uthmeier said.
Uthmeier said the task force is focused on finding those who take advantage of or are ineligible for public assistance programs.
Scammers are increasingly using new technology to track EBT cards and steal…
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