A Pawtucket man, Reynaldo Martinez, has been sentenced to federal prison for defrauding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the U.S. Treasury out of more than $100,000. Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom announced that Martinez was sentenced to 73 months and one day of incarceration, followed by three years of supervised release.
Martinez pleaded guilty on April 2, 2025, to charges including two counts of conspiracy, misuse of a Social Security number, and aggravated identity theft. He also admitted to violating the terms of his federal supervised release at the time of his latest arrest.
Court documents revealed that Martinez filed fraudulent applications for SNAP benefits at multiple Rhode Island Department of Human Services offices. Using stolen identities and fraudulent documents, he obtained at least 40 SNAP EBT cards and secured $33,192.36 in benefits.
In another scheme, Martinez altered U.S. Treasury checks made payable to himself using counterfeit or fraudulent driver's licenses. The total amount involved in this fraud was approximately $79,532.32.
Martinez has a history of arrests and convictions related to fraud dating back to 2012. In November 2017, he pleaded guilty in federal court to several charges including aggravated identity theft and bank fraud, resulting in a sentence of 48 months in prison followed by supervised release.
Assistant United States Attorney Peter I. Roklan prosecuted the case with investigations conducted by multiple agencies including the U.S. Department of Agriculture - Office of Inspector General and Social Security Administration - Office of Inspector General among others.
