EBT card cloning in Kern County on the rise as Romanian gangs hit ATMs nationwide
EBT card cloning has been a major problem for years and more than $6.8 million in benefits were stolen 2024 alone in Kern ...
State, federal government to cover $6.8 million in benefits stolen in 2024 from Kern County EBT program
In 2024, 10,039 reports of stolen EBT were made to the Kern County Department of Human Services, totaling $6,832,990.
Kern County sees charges in EBT scam cases involving two men
Two men have been charged in connection with electronic benefit transfer (EBT) scams in Kern County, authorities said. Alberto ...
EBT fraud and account issues remain a pressing concern for users in Kern County
GROVE, Okla. — A Grove teenager told police he built a toilet paper fort over a dog bed and spent a couple of nights there ...
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Kern County residents face EBT fraud with funds drained from assistance accounts
Kern County residents report losing funds from EBT accounts due to skimming devices, prompting warnings and investigations.
DA issues warning about EBT card skimming
The Kern County District Attorney’s Office is issuing a warning to criminals involved in Electronic Benefit Transfer, or EBT, fraud, which has cost the county hundreds of thousands of dollars each ...
Kern County District Attorney warns of EBT fraud
Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer is warning against EBT fraud and is advising of steps people can take as ...
‘I don’t know what I’m going to do’: Hundreds at Kern County Dept. of Human Services seek answers over lost funds
“I went to WinCo, had the basket full of all of our food, go to swipe my card, it’s declined, so I call and I’m left with 97 ...
City of Bakersfield to look into possibility of buying these two local landmarks
Buck Owens' 29-year-old landmark dinner theater and museum has been on the market for 7 months without any publicly ...