MARYLAND (WBFF) — There are calls for accountability and federal oversight amid an alleged SNAP scandal at the Maryland Department of Human Services (DHS) first reported by Spotlight on Maryland.
Multiple whistleblowers told Spotlight on Maryland that two senior state officials allegedly hatched a plan to maintain a high error rate on food stamp payments, hoping to delay $240 million dollars in federal penalties.
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Former employees, including a senior official at the DHS have accused two of their superiors at DHS of the plan to buy enough time for the penalties to potentially be canceled after President Donald Trump left office.
"Senior officials that work in state government should be there to protect taxpayers and do the right thing, and I'm really proud of those whistleblowers who saw a scheme going on in front of their eyes and confronted their leadership," Delegate Kathy Szeliga, a member of the Maryland Freedom Caucus, said.
The former senior official told Spotlight on Maryland they informed DHS they were going to tell the Office of Inspector General about the alleged corruption.
About a month later, they say they were placed on administrative leave and terminated; they believe as an act of retaliation.
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