Tag: Fitchburg

  • SNAP Fraud

    SNAP Fraud

    ⏱ 2 min read Raul Fernandez Vicioso, a 37-year-old Fitchburg, Massachusetts man, pleaded guilty to a massive fraud scheme that used stolen identities to obtain over $1.1 million in government benefits. The scheme, which involved Vicioso and his alleged co-conspirators, used the stolen identities of over 100 individuals to obtain $440,000 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…

  • Kavant Smith, Possession of a Loaded Firearm by a Convicted Felon, …

    Kavant Smith, Possession of a Loaded Firearm by a Convicted Felon, …

    ⏱ 3 min read Kavant Smith, 25, is trading street corners for cell blocks. The Fitchburg man got two years in federal prison yesterday after cops found a loaded 9mm Smith & Wesson hidden under the passenger seat of his car back on January 27th. Smith, already a convicted felon, wasn’t supposed to have a…