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State to enter $8.5M contract to mitigate EBT fraud | State | timesdaily.com
# State to enter $8.5M contract to mitigate EBT fraud
- By Claire Harrison Alabama Daily News - Sep 8, 2026 - 10 hrs ago - 0
MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Contract Review Committee approved an $8.5 million contract from the Department of Human Resources to help mitigate food assistance fraud in Alabama.
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