Former Healey Aide Faces New Charges

A former aide to Governor Maura Healey facing drug trafficking charges is now accused of defrauding SNAP.

Federal investigators say Lamar Cook falsely claimed he had less than 100-dollars in his bank account when applying for SNAP benefits in April when he actually had close to nine-thousand.

He also allegedly failed to disclose that he lived with his fiancee who makes over 80-thousand-dollars a year.

Cook was terminated as the Deputy Director of Governor Healey's Western Mass office in October 2025 following allegations of trafficking cocaine.

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