Thousands of New Yorkers on Food Stamps Sending Welfare-Funded Groceries to Jamaica, Dominican Republic

"A typical food barrel, according to this same report, contains anywhere from $500 to $2,000 worth of storable food, which is hardly a paltry amount. When multiplied by thousands of New York food stamp recipients sending out even just a few barrels per year to the Caribbean, the total value of this welfare food scheme easily enters the tens of millions of dollars per year range."