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.
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