MARYLAND (WBFF) — Multiple state and federal entities are investigating whistleblower allegations of payment errors in Maryland’s food stamp program, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
A whistleblower said they’ve been interviewed by the Maryland Office of Legislative Audits and the Maryland Department of Human Services Office of Inspector General, and that they’ve also been contacted by a federal Office of Inspector General.
The allegations are that senior officials at the Maryland Department of Human Services were making plans to leave correctable payment errors uncorrected in order to delay $240 million in federal penalties being imposed by the Trump administration. Former DHS employees said they don’t know if the plans were implemented after they left the department late last year…