Tag: SNAP fraud
Nadine Jean Baptiste, SNAP Fraud, Rhode Island 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Rhode Island Department of Human Services supervisor, Nadine Jean Baptiste, has pleaded guilty to exploiting her position to defraud the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Providence, Rhode Island. Between September 2023 and August 2026, Baptiste, 59, of Warwick, accessed and altered the personal information and benefits of SNAP recipients,…
Rajaie Ahmad Ali, SNAP Benefit Trafficking, Florida 2019
⏱ 2 min read Four men in South Florida have been charged with running a massive scheme to defraud the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) out of $19 million. Rajaie Ahmad Ali, 63, Sami Jamhour, 43, Cristian Giovanni Amaro, 27, and Adel Amro, 23, allegedly conspired to traffic SNAP benefits through authorized retail stores in…
Roman Vequiz Fernandez, SNAP Benefit Card Fraud, Massachusetts 2026
⏱ 2 min read Two Venezuelan nationals, Roman Vequiz Fernandez and Coralba Albarracin Siniva, pleaded guilty on June 12, 2026, in federal court in Worcester, Massachusetts, to using fraudulent Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit cards to illegally purchase food to stock a local restaurant. The scheme, which used the stolen identities of over 100…
Heriberto Rodriguez, Benefit Fraud, Massachusetts 2023
⏱ 2 min read In a sweeping crackdown, 15 individuals, including 11 illegal aliens, were arrested in Massachusetts for their roles in a massive benefit fraud scheme. The defendants, who include Heriberto Rodriguez, Mirian Chalas, and Santo Escolastico Cuello, are charged with defrauding the government of over $1.4 million in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)…
Antonio Bonheur, Food Stamp Fraud and Wire Fraud, Massachusetts 2025
⏱ 2 min read A 74-year-old Boston store owner has admitted to running a multi-million-dollar SNAP fraud scheme out of his small convenience store in the Mattapan neighborhood. Antonio Bonheur, the owner of Jesula Variety Store, pleaded guilty to one count of food stamp fraud and one count of wire fraud after an investigation revealed…
