Federal prosecutors say the Boston retailer exchanged food assistance benefits for cash and ineligible items over several years.
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A Mattapan store owner has pleaded guilty to processing at least $6.7 million in fraudulent food assistance transactions, court documents show.
74-year-old Antonio Bonheur, of Mattapan, reached a plea agreement Feb. 21 with the office of Leah Foley, the U.S. attorney for the District of Massachusetts. Bonheur agreed he is guilty of the offenses charged, including one count of wire fraud and one count of unauthorized use, transfer, and possession of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits…