Unfazed by the state auditor’s previous uncovering of substantial fraud in public-assistance benefit programs, the fleecing of the state’s taxpayers has continued at a frustratingly furious pace. The latest evidence of this thievery came on Friday, when state Auditor Diana DiZoglio disclosed that the Bureau of Special Investigations (BSI) uncovered nearly $12 million in public benefits fraud in fiscal 2025, including $4.1 million in fraudulent SNAP payments. The news comes a month after the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s Office announced the arrests of two Haitian nationals who...

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