i know someone who gets food stamps but she has a college degree and could be working but she lives off food stamps b*cuz she smokes crack
2007-01-18 08:57:45 · 26 answers · asked by jessica l 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Eligibility for food stamps is not based on education level or drug use. It is based on income. Nothing you stated indicates that this person is committing food stamp fraud.
Having said that, you can report the fraud to your local office that distributes the food stamps. Their investigators will look into it if they think there is reason for suspicion.
2007-01-18 09:00:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Sure, you can turn anyone in for anything, but that simple fact remains that it must be proven after the allegation is made. To prove it in a court of law, you would have to be willing to testify that you knew of this wrong doing & then you would have to explain WHY & how you knew about these allegations. It just sounds like you are jealous because you can't qualify to get your own food stamps. People need to eat & food stamps help to keep the crime rates down in the grocery stores. How would YOU know about crack, anyway? If you are concerned, find her a job in your neighborhood or MYOB!
2007-01-18 11:31:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the United States Department of Agriculture, Office of Inspector General, enforces food stamp fraud. You can find them under the government section of your phone book or look on the WEB. They are mainly interested in larger cases, so your referral might not be considered a criminal case. However, you can't know until you call. Have as many details as possible available, such as names,addresses and phone numbers. Even if the case is not considered criminal they might review the persons situation.
2007-01-18 10:36:50 · answer #3 · answered by finder@prodigy.net 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you can't turn her in for food stamp fraud (if she doesn't have money - it doesn't matter if she's educated our *could* get a job.) BUT - you could turn her into the pollice for smoking crack. She won't get food stamps in jail - but we'll still be paying to feed her.
2007-01-18 09:01:18 · answer #4 · answered by liddabet 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If she has a drug problem then you can report your concern to social services or the police. The food stamps however are based on need and income, while you believe that she has the ability to earn money on her own, she obviously is not able to support herself at this time.
2007-01-18 09:01:19 · answer #5 · answered by rubix110 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Girl next door has 2 kids doesn't work is on all the free b's metro for free housing and all, and her boyfriend lives there and has a good job making good money and is a felon. Metro says there is nothing they can do about it. What? you have to be kidding me. Anyone know anything like this? I'm sure someone does.
2014-10-07 10:22:49 · answer #6 · answered by daisyduke 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
California is really not doing a very good job with getting its Welfare recipients to work. They are probably already aware that she doesn't work and has a college degree, but not that she does drugs. Still, I feel the thing to do would be to have an intervention to get her to detox and into a program so that she could have the presence of mind and the self esteem to get herself to work.
2007-01-18 09:04:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the answer is Yes, to your question. You can turn someone in for food stamp fraud.
2007-01-18 09:00:53 · answer #8 · answered by cornbread3604 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you believe a person is breaking the law due to drug use, you can turn that person in to the police, regardless of whether that person is on food stamps or not.
2007-01-18 09:19:42 · answer #9 · answered by Kilroy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Even if she smokes crack, she still needs food. You cannot use
food stamps for crack. If someone would deal with her drug
problem, it would eliminate the food stamp problem.
2007-01-18 09:12:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋