EBT card theft robs 1,800 Rhode Islanders of $500,000 in food benefits
By Allyson Chen and Zach Robel | March 18An estimated 1,800 Rhode Island residents were affected by a swath of Electronic Benefits Transfer card thefts in the Providence, Pawtucket and Cranston area during the first week of March, according to a press release by the Rhode Island Department of Human Services.