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A sign advertises a store accepts Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP/EBT) in Louisville, Ky., on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. (Sylvia Goodman/Kentucky Public Radio via AP)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A single mother who relied on federal food assistance lost her benefits in 2020 after Kentucky investigators concluded she’d committed fraud.

The state alleged she had made multiple same-day purchases, tried to overdraw her account a few times, entered a few invalid PINs and sometimes made “whole-dollar” purchases that are unlikely during typical grocery runs.

The woman from Salyersville in Appalachian Kentucky had an explanation: She worked at the store. She would sometimes buy lunch there and then get groceries after work. Her child would also occasionally use her card.

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