SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KEYT) – The state of California noted this month that the adoption of chip-and-tap technology, predictive modeling tools, and coordinated investigations with law enforcement have reduced EBT card-based thefts by 83 percent since January of 2024.
Electronic Benefit Transfer cards are used by the state to deliver food and cash aid benefits from state and federal programs such as CalFresh, known on the federal level as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Your News Channel started investigating an increase in theft from EBT Cards in Santa Barbara County in October of 2023 and in response, the Santa Barbara County Department of Social Services detailed a nationwide crime wave…