State investigators uncovered more than $10.6 million in public benefit fraud in the second half of fiscal year 2026, according to a new report from Auditor Diana DiZoglio’s office.
The office’s Bureau of Special Investigations looked into 2,223 cases across the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2026, detecting overpayments in 402 cases with identified fraud, the report released Wednesday found. Investigators identified more than $6 million in MassHealth fraud and about $3.9 million in SNAP fraud.
There was also about $538,330 in fraud tied to the Personal Care Attendant program; $130,480 within the Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children program; and $38,460 within the Emergency Aid to the Elderly, Disabled, and Children program.
“These important programs are meant for the people who need them — not for those looking to game the system,” DiZoglio said. “When someone…
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