Fact #91 MoneyTactics

$7Mtrafficked through one 150-square-foot Boston store

A Boston store owner trafficked nearly $7 million in SNAP benefits through a single 150-square-foot store before his 2026 sentencing.

Antonio Bonheur personally worked the register during recorded undercover cash exchanges, and also resold donated humanitarian food meant for hungry children overseas.

Source: US Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts. Read more: snap trafficking fraud · case file

Sources

  1. Store Owner Admits to Multi-Million-Dollar SNAP Fraud Scheme. US Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts. Accessed 2026-10-14.