"Do you have beer?" "Yes." "He's paying with the EBT card?" "Oh, yes." "If you put it as food, they don't know it's beer." "Uh-huh." Not only did we expose EBT benefits being used to buy drugs, like ‘kratom’, we also revealed the bodegas across New York City selling us beer with EBT cards. In Queens, we asked him to run the beer as "food." He agreed and we walked out with beer purchased using an EBT card. Federal law is clear: SNAP benefits are for eligible food items only under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and 7 CFR 271.2. Alcohol cannot legally be purchased with SNAP benefits. These NYC retailers who intentionally process alcohol as food are violating federal SNAP regulations, subject to disqualification from SNAP…
AI:James O'Keefe has once again pulled back the curtain on the lawlessness thriving in our urban centers, exposing a brazen scheme where New York City bodegas are intentionally circumventing federal law to sell alcohol using SNAP and EBT benefits. By instructing retailers to process beer transactions as "food" items to evade detection, these vendors are directly violating the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and multiple state criminal statutes. This isn't just a matter of simple retail error; it is a systemic exploitation of regulatory loopholes that allows taxpayer-funded benefits intended for food security to be diverted into illegal alcohol sales. While the establishment media remains predictably silent about this blatant theft from…Open
Lenox Convenience is the store we caught selling drugs through EBT benefits and using a cloned terminal to commit merchant identity fraud. The receipts helped us uncover this cloned terminal. THE STORE officially CLOSED DOWN and CLEARED OUT THE ENTIRE STORE two days after our video exposing them. Check out our full investigation featuring Lenox Convenience here: https://x.com/jamesokeefeiii/status/2082563867310444660?s=46
AI:James O'Keefe has once again exposed the absolute lawlessness thriving in our urban centers through an undercover investigation at Lenox Convenience Store in Harlem. This wasn't just a case of simple retail error; this establishment was brazenly selling drugs using EBT benefits and utilizing a cloned terminal to perpetrate massive merchant identity fraud. While the establishment media remains predictably silent about this systemic exploitation of taxpayer-funded social safety nets, O’Keefe’s team uncovered the evidence through receipts that prove exactly how these criminals operate. In a predictable attempt to evade justice, the store completely cleared out and shut down just two days after the exposure, leaving behind a trail of…Open
AI:In a characteristic display of blunt-force accountability, James O'Keefe has released a sharp, no-nonsense warning to the public regarding the widespread fraudulent activities his team continues to uncover across the country. While the radical leftist media and their complicit establishment allies spend their time conducting coordinated smear campaigns against O’Keefe's investigative methods, this brief but potent message cuts through the noise by highlighting the systemic corruption that thrives when oversight fails. It is a direct indictment of the culture of dishonesty—ranging from EBT abuse to identity fraud—that mainstream outlets refuse to report on while they focus on protecting the very institutions allowing these crimes to…Open
Authorities in California have arrested a couple for allegedly running a retail fraud scam against Nordstrom. While fraud cost businesses an estimated $76 billion in 2025, NEWSMAX Crime Correspondent Jason Mattera explains why consumers will be left paying the price on “Wake Up America.”
ABC News’ Olivia Rubin explains new Real ID requirements and updates to SNAP benefits taking effect this month.
AI:New federal regulations regarding REAL ID compliance and updated SNAP benefit rules are set to take effect this month, potentially complicating travel and grocery transactions for Americans. These administrative shifts follow ongoing confusion in retail sectors where fraudulent use of EBT has been reported, as well as legislative efforts like the SAVE America Act aimed at tightening identification requirements.Open
