NEW ORLEANS, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release:
WASHINGTON - The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced indictments against 11 illegal aliens involved in a benefit fraud scheme in Massachusetts following a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) investigation.
On June 18, 2026, the DOJ announced that 15 suspects - 11 illegal aliens and four U.S. citizens - were charged for their roles in a more than $1.4 million fraud scheme that included Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, MassHealth benefits, and disability and unemployment benefits, among others.
"These criminal illegal...