“Just in that data collection over the last year, we found 300,000 dead people, people using deceased individuals’ social security numbers. We found over half a million people getting more than one benefit
Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, in her investigation of waste, fraud, and abuse, has found hundreds of thousands of dollars of SNAP fraud – allegedly.
Even red states, with their protections, experience fraud. Blue states won’t release their records to the federal government.
“Just in that data collection over the last year, we found 300,000 dead people, people using deceased individuals’ social security numbers.
“We found over half a million people getting more than one benefit, so getting the same benefit twice, for example,” the Secretary of Agriculture said. “And these are in the red states. Can you imagine when we begin to partner with California, New York, Illinois, when we get that data, once we get through the litigation, what we’re going to find in those states?”
“I’m from a red state. I worked in state policy. Texas has guardrails. We do more than almost every other state to make sure that there isn’t a lot of fraud. And I would argue that many of the other red states do the same,” she said. “But yet, what we found is stunning. What we’re going to find in these blue states is going to blow everyone’s mind.”
In states that agreed to work with USDA, we found: 186,000 deceased individuals tied to benefit rolls, more than 400,000 duplicate benefit recipients, and that’s before we’ve yet gained access to data from states like California, New York, and Illinois.
In the last several weeks alone, the USDA has helped uncover massive fraud:
- Antonio Bonheur (Boston) — $7M fraud scheme
- Abdidwahid Mohamed (Minneapolis) — $1.1M fraud scheme
- Krystle Garcia (Baton Rouge) — $126K fraud scheme
- Cody Simmons (Baton Rouge) — $126K fraud scheme Under
🚨 The fraud we’ve uncovered so far is only the tip of the iceberg. 🚨
In states that agreed to work with USDA, we found:
🪦 186,000 deceased individuals tied to benefit rolls
🔁 More than 400,000 duplicate benefit recipients
And that’s before we’ve yet gained access to data… pic.twitter.com/cehvJx6BfD
— Secretary Brooke Rollins (@SecRollins) June 18, 2026
