Prosecutors say stolen identities were used to collect benefits across multiple states and funnel food and cash through the eatery.
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Three people were arrested and a fourth was charged in an alleged fraud scheme that used the stolen identities of more than 100 people to obtain over $1 million in government benefits, the U.S. Attorney’s Office says.
According to a statement from Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Leah Foley’s office, the group fraudulently obtained about $440,000 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits from Massachusetts and Rhode Island, along with more than $700,000 in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits from six states: Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Washington, and Nevada…