WORCESTER — On Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, a Fitchburg man was sentenced in federal court in Worcester for his involvement in a fraud scheme that used the stolen identities of more than 100 individuals to obtain approximately $440,000 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, which were primarily used to purchase large quantites of bulk food items to stock El Primo Restaurant at no expense.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, Raul Fernandez Vicioso, 38, of Fitchburg, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman to two years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Fernandez Vicioso was also ordered to pay $1.1 million in restitution and $1.1 million in forfeiture…