What are some of the consequences of lying on a food stamp?
WELL I work specifically for the fraud department so I feel pretty qualified to answer this. Let me start off by saying dont lie- everyone is out against you whether or not you realize it. Your mom, neighbor, cousin, ex, friend will ALL tell on you when they get mad at you. Lying on your SNAP application is bad, dont do it! Once your state finds out they will do an investigation whether it be unreported income, not reporting absent parent in the home or even receiving SNAP in another state. You will be investigated and the truth comes out- you will get caught and you will have to go in front of a judge and defend your side of the story- truth is unless you perform some kind of witch craft chances are your story wont matter. You will have to pay back the benefits you received, you can get disqualified for 1 year to 10 years depending on the lie. WORSE case scenario, and yes it happens. People go to jail for this stuff guys. Dont lie it is NOT worth it. Do you really want to become a felon over lying to get some stamps?