Well, would you look at that—another day, another swamp creature dragged into the sunlight. This time it’s not just some no-name bureaucrat buried in the back of a forgotten federal building; it’s a USDA employee and five of her merry band of fraudsters helping themselves to a buffet of your hard-earned tax dollars. Over $66 million worth, to be exact. That’s not just pocket change slipping through the cracks—that’s a full-blown heist, all under the banner of “helping the poor.”
And let’s not gloss over the bitter irony here. The very program meant to help low-income families—the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—was hijacked by a scheme so audacious, it would make a mob boss blush. One Arlasa Davis, a USDA employee no less, allegedly decided to turn her government job into a side hustle. Instead of protecting taxpayer resources, she sold confidential information to the criminals she was supposed to keep in check. Talk about putting the fox in charge of the henhouse.
Starting in 2019, Michael Kehoe—apparently the brains behind this operation—allegedly funneled more than 160 illegal EBT cards into unauthorized stores in New York, processing upwards of $30 million in bogus transactions. Now, remind us again why the federal government insists it’s best equipped to manage massive entitlement programs? Because from where we’re sitting, this sounds less like public service and more like organized looting with a government badge.
BREAKING: 6 people including a USDA employee BUSTED in a $66 MILLION food stamp fraud scheme!
Arlasa Davis, a USDA employee responsible for identifying SNAP fraud allegedly SOLD hundreds of EBT numbers enabling over $36 million in fraudulent SNAP redemptions at unauthorized… pic.twitter.com/zqdWp7EdyR
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) May 29, 2025
And let’s give a slow clap for the usual cast of accomplices. Fraudulent USDA applications, fake license numbers, doctored documents—your standard-issue scam playbook. The only surprise here is that they managed to pull it off for this long. But here’s the kicker: this didn’t come crashing down because of internal safeguards or oversight. Nope. It was an FBI sting and the U.S. Attorney’s Office that finally slammed the brakes on this runaway train of fraud.
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins didn’t mince words, either. Appearing on Mornings with Maria, she made it abundantly clear—this is not your grandma’s USDA anymore. Not under Trump. “This is a new day,” she said. And she’s right. Because under the previous administration, let’s be honest, stuff like this would’ve been swept under the rug with a strongly-worded memo and maybe some “retraining” for good optics. But now? There’s no appetite for excuses, no tolerance for government freeloaders cashing in on anti-poverty programs they clearly couldn’t care less about.
Waste, fraud, and abuse is NO LONGER tolerated in Washington under @POTUS’ leadership.
We are rooting out fraud in SNAP/Food Stamps & across @USDA programs – keeping our promise to taxpayers. 🤝 pic.twitter.com/DlgVgoJMC0
— Secretary Brooke Rollins (@SecRollins) May 30, 2025
“This is just the tip of the spear,” Rollins added. You bet it is. If this is what they found with one employee and a half-dozen co-conspirators, imagine what else is festering behind the bureaucratic curtain. If you think this is the only group gaming the system, I’ve got a high-speed rail project in California to sell you.
For years, conservatives have warned that these massive welfare programs, run with little accountability and mountains of red tape, are ripe for abuse. And every time, we were told to quiet down, stop being so cynical, and trust the system. Well, here’s your system—$66 million down the drain, courtesy of your benevolent federal caretakers.
Let this be a lesson—not just to the crooks who think Uncle Sam is an all-you-can-eat buffet, but to the voters who’ve been lulled into believing bloated bureaucracies are the answer to poverty. It’s time for accountability, time to drain the swamp, and time to remember that compassion and oversight are not mutually exclusive.
There’s nothing compassionate about letting criminals turn welfare programs into personal piggy banks. And there’s nothing “progressive” about burying your head in the sand while fraudsters laugh their way to the bank. This isn’t just a scandal. It’s a warning shot. And if Rollins is serious, it’s only the beginning.
