October 2024 Hybrid (In-Person & Virtual): SNAP Fraud (1.5 CPE)

Speaker: Bob Springer, Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge, USDA-OIG

Topic: SNAP Fraud

Description: The presentation will cover fraud in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly Food Stamps.  The presentation will include historical fraud cases as well as current trends. 

CPE: 1.5 hours

CPE credits are based on a 50-minute hour.  CPE is offered through the ACFE as well as the Accountancy Board of Ohio (sponsor number CPE.00467).  Attendees must attend 75 minutes of the meeting and answer 5 polling questions during the meeting to validate attendance. 

Learning Objectives: Promotion of improved fraud detection and deterrence and through expansion of knowledge in relation to the session's topic.

Prerequisites: None

Speaker Bio: 

Robert J. Springer is Assistant Special Agent in Charge of USDA-OIG Midwest Region, covering Michigan, Minnesota and Ohio. ASAC Springer has been assigned to the Cleveland Sub-Office since October 2009. Prior to joining the USDA-OIG he was an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney with the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office and Special Agent with the FBI assigned to the Indianapolis Division. As a Special Agent with both the FBI and USDA-OIG he has participated in numerous investigations involving mail fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, food stamp/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) fraud, Women, Infant and Children (WIC) benefits fraud, mortgage fraud, bank fraud, fraud involving farm loans, terrorism, organized crime, drug trafficking, and other financial crimes. He holds a law degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and a B.A. in criminal justice from Baldwin Wallace University.