May 3, 2026 – Federal prosecutors in Boston uncover $540,000 a month in EBT fraud from tiny “ghost stores” and $7 million in SNAP fraud

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$540,000 A MONTH in EBT from tiny “ghost stores” with barely any inventory.

That’s what federal prosecutors say they uncovered in a $7 MILLION SNAP fraud case in Boston.

Two Haitian nationals are now charged.

And the numbers are wild.

These weren’t major supermarkets.
They weren’t fully stocked grocery stores.

Prosecutors say they were small shops allegedly used to trade EBT benefits for cash and illegal items while taxpayer money got drained at a massive scale.

One report says the SNAP volume was SIX TIMES higher than a real stocked supermarket.

That’s not a mistake.

That’s a machine.

And Americans are sick of watching their money vanish like this.

Defendants allegedly used stolen identities to fraudulently obtain nearly $1 million in government benefits

BOSTON – Nine individuals have been charged in a coordinated federal crackdown on benefit fraud schemes that exploited stolen identities to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer-funded programs – including Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), MassHealth and Social Security benefits. Nearly $9 million in benefit fraud has been uncovered since December 2025.

Defendant trafficked nearly $7 million in food stamp benefits, outpacing full size supermarkets; also sold donated food product intended for the nonprofit Feed My Starving Children

BOSTON – The owner of a small convenience in Boston has been convicted of fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars’ worth of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The defendant’s monthly SNAP redemptions in his 150 square foot store ranged from $100,000 – $500,000 per month, far outpacing full-service supermarkets which redeem approximately $82,000 per month in SNAP benefits.

The defendant also sold liquor and emergency food supplies intended for food-insecure children overseas.