Four Massachusetts residents are accused of using stolen identities in a SNAP and unemployment benefits fraud scheme worth over $1 million.

Federal officials are charging four MA residents of using stolen identities to obtain over $1 million in government benefits ...

Gov. Maura Healey and U.S. Attorney Leah Foley continue to accuse one another of being untruthful about whether Massachusetts ...

A Fitchburg man faces several federal charges in connection with an alleged SNAP and pandemic benefits fraud scheme that raked in over $1 million by using the stolen identities of over 100 people.

Feb. 3—Unfazed by the state auditor's previous uncovering of substantial fraud in public-assistance benefit programs, the fleecing of the state's taxpayers has continued at a frustratingly furious ...

The United States Attorney’s Office said the case involves the alleged use of more than 100 stolen identities to obtain over ...

The government now has the power to access suspected benefit fraudsters’ bank accounts and strip them of their driving licences under a new law. The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error, and Recovery) Act ...

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Boston said the suspects stole the identities from victims across the country and used them to ...

A new law gives authorities sweeping new powers to detect and crack down on benefit fraud - but what penalties do offenders ...

Two years after a wave of public benefit thefts that left low-income Californians scrambling to pay rent and afford food each ...

The DWP has vowed to continue cracking down on benefit fraud after a Maryport woman who illegally claimed £85,000 avoided an immediate jail term.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Two years after a wave of public benefit thefts that left low-income Californians scrambling to pay rent and afford ...