Tag: SNAP
Aramis Manolea, Conspiracy to Defraud the US, Oregon 2025
⏱ 3 min read Two Romanian nationals, Aramis and Cristina Manolea, aged 35, have pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal over $27,000 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits from low-income individuals and families in Oregon. Between April and November 2025, the couple used stolen Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) account information and Personal Identification Numbers…
Juan Felipe Chalas, Benefit Scam, Massachusetts 2025
⏱ 2 min read Nine individuals have been charged in a coordinated federal crackdown on benefit fraud schemes in Massachusetts, exploiting stolen identities to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer-funded programs. The scam, which occurred between December 2025 and the present, involved the theft of nearly $9 million in benefits, including Supplemental Nutrition…
