INTRO: The Justice Department recently announced it was charging at least 40 people in Oregon with conspiring to defraud the U-S of more than three-million-dollars in SNAP benefits. It’s part of the Trump administration’s efforts to crack down on fraud within government programs. Assistant Attorney General with the National Fraud Enforcement Division Colin McDonald tells Fox’s “My View with Lara Trump” the fraud has a real impact on American families in need.
ACK: Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald – National Fraud Enforcement Division
***MANDATORY CREDIT: My View with Lara Trump***
TAG: Critics argue the administration is citing unverified or conflated data in its crackdown.
KEYWORD: Crime, Legal, Politics
