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 aliens conspired to defraud Massachusetts taxpayers of more than $1.4 million in public benefits, depriving American citizens of benefits that they needed,” said DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin. “After these 11 criminal illegal aliens face justice,…
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