CLAIMS, APPEAL PROCESS, AND FRAUD
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Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Food Stamp Act, benefits are an obligation of the United States within the meaning of 18 United States Code (USC), Chapter 15. The provisions of Title 18 of the United States Code, “Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Relative to Counterfeiting, Misuse and Alteration of Obligations of the United States” are applicable to SNAP benefits. Any unauthorized issuance, use, transfer, acquisition, alteration, possession, or presentation of SNAP benefits may subject an individual, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity to prosecution under federal law and/or section 26-2-305, C.R.S. and accompanying Colorado criminal statutes.