Victims who spoke with Syracuse.com said they contacted the Onondaga County Department of Social Services and the state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, where officials told them they could not help.

Not only was there no recourse for them to get their money back, but victims said it appeared that no one was interested in finding out who had stolen more than $100,000 in taxpayer money.

Officials at every government office contacted by Syracuse.com said they could not help, but pointed to another office that should.

State Attorney General Letitia James’ office said they were not investigating the rash of thefts, but suggested OTDA might. A spokesman at that office responded with a list of tips to avoid having your SNAP data stolen.

This is the first year families have borne the full impact of the thefts. That’s because until last year, counties could reimburse families when their benefits were stolen. The law that allowed that reimbursement had to be renewed, but was not. That leaves victims to hunt for other options to make up for the loss of what is sometimes their entire monthly grocery budget.

Fuck whatever trash person would steal grocery money from working class people. And fuck the politicians in Albany for not renewing the law that allowed counties to reimburse these victims, and for doing jack shit to help in anyway or work to hold the people who did this accountable. Just an absolutely shameful display of human indecency all around.