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Massachusetts residents charged in $1M cross-state SNAP and unemployment benefits fraud scheme

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Massachusetts residents charged in $1M cross-state SNAP and unemployment benefits fraud scheme
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Four Massachusetts residents are charged in a multi-state scheme that allegedly used more than 100 stolen identities to claim over $1 million in SNAP benefits and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, with the fraud tied to the El Primo restaurant in Leominster and proceeds wired to individuals in Venezuela and the Dominican Republic.

Topics:nationcrime#crime#fraud#massachusetts#snap-benefits#stolen-identities#unemployment-benefits
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