Authorities in the state of Massachusetts have charged two Haitian men with food stamp fraud to the tune of over $7 million. Antonio Bonheur, 74, and Saul Alisme, 21, are now facing one count each of SNAP program fraud. District of Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Leah Foley stated the men committed the crime through small storefronts such as the Jesula Variety Store and Saul Mache Mixe Store.
The two men used the storefronts to redeem SNAP benefits, sometimes pulling in $500,000 a month. To put this in context, another local supermarket only redeems $82,000 a month in SNAP benefits. Foley stated during a press conference that these stores weren’t supermarkets or grocery stores. She stated they didn’t even meet the criteria to be considered convenience stores.
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