Authorities have arrested three individuals and charged another in a fraud scheme spanning multiple states and involving more than $1 million.
The Department of Justice reported that the four individuals used the stolen identities of over 100 people to fraudulently obtain more than $700,000 in pandemic unemployment assistance benefits from Washington and four other states. Additionally, they acquired $440,000 in SNAP benefits from Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
Currently charged is 37-year-old Raul Vicioso. He faces charges of conspiracy to commit SNAP fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aiding and abetting money laundering. His first court date has not been announced.
