Massachusetts state Auditor Diana DiZoglio says investigators in her office found more than $2.3 million in welfare fraud in the state during one three-month period earlier this year.
The report, by the state auditor's Bureau of Special Investigations, covers the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024 (between April 1, 2024 and June 30, 2024). Most of the fraud cases involve the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, often referred to as SNAP, and also known as food stamps.
State Representative Steve Xiarhos (R-Barnstable) recently endorsed his colleague, state Representative Matt Muratore (R-Plymouth), in the Plymouth and Barnstable District Massachusetts Senate race.
"I am proud to endorse Matt Muratore to be our next state Senator in the Plymouth and Barnstable District," Xiarhos said in a press release from the Muratore campaign. "On the issues facing our district, I am confident that Matt Muratore will be an effective advocate for ALL of us in the Massachusetts State Senate."
