These two New Mexico smoke shops each received more than $400,000 in 2025 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Payments, according to the Legislative Finance Committee. (Photo courtesy Legislative Finance Committee)New Mexico legislative analysts tasked with assessing fraud among state recipients of federal food assistance reported Tuesday that the state’s low fraud rate may be misleading and stems from a failure to collect data and investigate …
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