Fraud, Embezzlement, Bad Checks A friend Sold food bought with SNAP

[Kefka]

A friend bought some food with Snap benefits and sold some of it for $10(no foodstamps were sold just a bit of food bought with them). He told a cop this and the cop said it was fraud, and that a arrest warrant will be issued. Is it illegal to sell food bought with SNAP benefits? And why would the cop not simply arrest the person right there?

 

[Betty3]

Yes, it is fraud. The police will handle as they see fit.

 

[Proserpina]

This is actually one of those crimes that is very rarely acted upon. Most stores who accept SNAP cards don't actually store records of what is bought with each card; proving that the goods were purchased via SNAP versus a spare $10 the person had lying around may prove to be impossible.

That, and we're not talking $500 here. As bad as it sounds, the State just doesn't have the money or the inclination to go after someone for $10.

Now if it was actually the SNAP card being sold it would be a completely different matter.