Watch: Two men charged with $7 million SNAP fraud, operated fake grocery stores 

Federal prosecutors in Boston announced charges Wednesday against two men accused of using fake grocery stores to defraud the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program of nearly $7 million in benefits.

Antonio Bonheur and Saul Alisme, who both immigrated from Haiti, are charged with operating fake stores in Boston to allegedly redeem as much as $480,000 per month in SNAP benefits.

U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley said a nearby grocery store – which is much larger – takes in about $80,000 per month.

“To be certain, these were not supermarkets,” she said. “They were not full-service grocers. It would be a huge stretch to even call them convenience stores.

“In fact, the only thing convenient about these stores was how easy it was to commit SNAP benefit fraud.”

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