AUGUSTA, Maine (WMTW) - The Maine Department of Health and Human services says about $76,000 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits were stolen from EBT cardholders in the state this week.

DHHS officials said approximately 300 Maine households have been impacted thus far, but that number may increase since the incident is still unfolding.

The DHHS Office for Family Independence has identified SNAP benefits are being stolen through fraudulent point-of-sale devices registered in New York, California, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Officials noted that other fraudulent terminals may be identified in other locations, and that a number of other states are also being impacted by the mass theft of benefits.

“This incident appears to be the result of large-scale theft invol

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