Buying Food Stamps -

On the buyer’s side, the motivation is purely economic—the ability to purchase groceries at a significant discount. For unscrupulous retailers, trafficking is a high-margin, albeit illegal, revenue stream. Legal and Social Consequences

SNAP benefits are distributed via Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, which function like debit cards. Trafficking typically occurs in two ways: buying food stamps

Permanent disqualification from the SNAP program, hefty fines, and potential imprisonment. On the buyer’s side, the motivation is purely

An individual sells their EBT balance to another person for cash, usually at a discounted rate (e.g., $100 in benefits for $50 in cash). On the buyer’s side