“The number is the balance to the EBT card,” said Brummett ... inside card readers like ATMs or gas pumps. California issuing ...

The service of a search warrant on Thursday in Northridge led to the arrest of three people on suspicion of electronics benefit transfer fraud and conspiracy charges in a large-scale fraud ...

Each month, your benefit balance is automatically loaded onto the card, and it can be used to make purchases at supermarkets, convenience stores and other establishments that accept EBT.