BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- For months, KGET has followed the EBT fraud crisis in Kern County. What started out as calls to our newsroom led to the revelation of dozens of victims and thousands of dollars in benefits stolen.

The investigation shed light on millions of stolen dollars and a sophisticated Romanian crime ring operating across the county. After countless attempts of asking elected officials for answers, change may be coming from Capitol Hill.

On Friday, Rep. Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield) introduced the "Stopping Klepto-card and Identity Misuse Act" -- or SKIM Act.

This legislative effort is specifically designed to crack down EBT theft, that is Electronic Benefit Transfer, known as CalFresh and CalWorks in California.

Rep. David Valadao (R-Hanford) is a co-sponsor of the bil

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