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SNAP Fraudster Gets Two Years for Scheme Funneling Money to Venezuela, Dominican Republic

A Massachusetts restaurant operator was sentenced to federal prison for a scheme to collect SNAP and pandemic benefits worth more than $1.1M.

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Breitbart News Network· Oct 5, 7:33 PMSNAP Fraudster Gets Two Years for Scheme Funneling Money to Venezuela, Dominican Republic

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