WORCESTER — A Worcester man has been charged in federal court with using the identity of a deceased U.S. citizen to fraudulently obtain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (S.N.A.P.) benefits, according to federal prosecutors.
John Doe, whose true identity is alleged to be that of a 57-year-old citizen of the Dominican Republic believed to be unlawfully present in the United States, was charged with unlawfully obtaining S.N.A.P. benefits and false representation of a Social Security number. He was arrested April 2nd, and remains detained following an initial appearance in federal court in Worcester.
According to charging documents, the defendant has allegedly lived in Massachusetts under the identity of a U.S. citizen from Puerto Rico who died in 2006. Prosecutors allege that under the deceased citizen’s identity, the defendant obtained Massachusetts identification cards and a Social Security card…