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Two Boston men were arrested and charged with fraud that authorities say raked in so much Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) money that their tally began to outpace legitimate supermarkets. The men — Antonio Bonheur, 74, and Saul Alisme, 21 — allegedly operated their scams out of two small variety stores in the Mattapan neighborhood, according to the Department of Justice (1). Despite their small size and limited food offerings, these stores allegedly reported extremely high SNAP redemption volumes that went “far beyond what could reasonably be supported by legitimate food sales.” “To be certain, these were not supermarkets. They...

PULSE POINTS❓WHAT HAPPENED: Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins revealed that 186,000 dead people are receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food stamps, with half a million recipients receiving double benefits.👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Brooke Rollins, Secretary of Agriculture, and state governments providing SNAP data.📍WHEN & WHERE: Rollins shared this information this week, following data collection from 29 states earlier this year.💬KEY QUOTE: “But here’s the most unbelievable news I have [learned] really just over the last few days: That 5,000 dead people, that was just one month; the number is closer to 186,000 deceased men and women and children in this...

Dems Blast GOP for Letting Stimulus-Era Food Stamp Hike Expire Program is tied up in the Farm Bill currently in conference; Jackson Lee wants a standalone bill to bump assistance levels back up. November 1, 2013 - 7:32 pm WASHINGTON — Democrats lashed out at the GOP on Friday for the expiration of a stimulus-era extension of food stamp benefits as a family of four recipients began receiving about $36 less per month. The Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program is tied up in a congressional conference that began this week to hash out the House and Senate differences over the...