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In what may be seen as unsurprising to anyone paying even a fraction of attention, Seattle police have uncovered a scheme targeting the homeless and drug-addicted population by offering small cash payments in exchange for individuals’ EBT cards.

According to SPD:

Suspects offered cash payments—often a fraction of the benefits’ value—in exchange for EBT purchases.

“We observed suspects walking through groups of unsheltered individuals asking who had an EBT card with money on it,” Capt. Garth Green said. “They [suspects] would then take that person to a store with a shopping list.”

Suspects would pay EBT card holders’ in cash for the food and household goods. The suspects would then buy the items off EBT card holders at a discount. In some cases, they paid 50% less than the original cost.

The suspects would then allegedly sell the items to restaurants or other individuals. And again, anyone surprised by EBT fraud is simply not paying attention. The purpose of these benefits is to help feed families in need — not to fund drug addictions among the homeless. While the homeless are often portrayed as victims in this scenario, it only proves how many people are willing to sell off these benefits for something they consider more important.

This is also another example that justifies why people receiving these benefits should be drug-tested. While the government is supposedly under the impression that this is putting food on the table, in reality, it funds degenerate behaviors for some recipients. If being sober were a requirement to receive these benefits, you would see far fewer people obtaining them, which would result in significantly less fraud. Why that is controversial is beyond reason, but all I know is that this story is very, very unsurprising.

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