Federal prosecutors in Boston have charged a former Massachusetts state official with food stamp fraud. Lamar Cook, 46, of Springfield, was arrested October 14 on a criminal complaint charging one count of fraud in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and one count of wire fraud, the U.S. Attorney’s Office says.
Cook was appointed by the governor in 2023 as Western Massachusetts deputy director in Springfield, a job that paid $130,227 a year, according to the U.S. Attorney’s release. He was fired in October 2025. A complaint is an accusation, and the release notes he is presumed innocent unless proven guilty…