dead people, Social Security and Treasury Department

Treasury Department recoups $31 million in improper government payments to dead people
The Treasury Department announced this week that it had recouped more than $31 million in fraud and improper payments to dead people during just five months of having access to the Social Security Administration's federal death database.
US retrieves $31 million in improper federal payments to dead people
The three-year access period runs from December 2023 through 2026, and the Treasury predicts that it will recover more than $215 million.
Treasury Department recovers $31 million in Social Security payments that went to dead people
The recovery was part of a five-month pilot of the department's access to the Social Security Administration's master file. The SSA maintains the largest collection of people who have died, which includes 142 million records that date back as far as 1899.
US recovers $31 million in federal payments to dead people
The U.S. government clawed back more than $31 million in federal payments that improperly went to dead people, a recovery that one official said Wednesday was “just the tip of the iceberg.” The money was reclaimed as part of a five-month pilot program after Congress gave the Department of Treasury temporary access to the Social
Government Recovers $31 Million in Social Security Payments to the Dead
The money came back when the Department of Treasury gained access to the Social Security Administration's "Full Death Master File."
Dead Americans received millions in Social Security benefits
Related: The pros and cons of Social Security bridge payments Turning to other business headlines, $31 million. That’s how much money the government has recalled so far from Social Security payments erroneously sent to dead people.
US Reclaims An Absurd Amount Of Social Security Payments To Dead People
Rumors of Social Security payments being issued to dead people have circulate for years, and it turns out that there was in fact an issue.
US Reclaims $31M In Social Security Payments Sent To The Dead
The U.S. government has just recovered $31 million, which it improperly paid to dead people through Social Security payments and the recovery was just "a tip of the iceberg" denoting that more may be in the works.
$31 million in social security benefits paid to the dead
TheStreet’s Conway Gittens brings you the biggest news of the day, including what investors are watching and why dead Americans received $31 million from the Social Security Administration.
What reading about dead people tells us about life
The best obituaries, those that are most enjoyable to read, juxtapose obvious public accomplishments with the sheer ...
At least 80 dead, several kidnapped in Colombia after failed peace talks, official says
At least 80 people were killed in northeast Colombia following failed attempts at peace talks with the National Liberation ...
2 dead, 2 injured after man attacks group of people with a stick
Two people are dead, and two others have been injured after a man allegedly attacked a group of homeless people with a stick, ...
Shooting leaves 3 people dead: Mobile police
UPDATE (6:30 p.m.) — Investigators have identified the three victims involved in a triple homicide Saturday night. According ...
At least 100 people reportedly dead in illegal South African gold mine as rescues continue
Arguing that the miners had entered the mine without permission, authorities reportedly cracked down by cutting off their ...
Carbon monoxide poisoning believed to have killed 3 people on boat at Saguaro Lake
Here's what we know about three people dying from what officials believe to be carbon monoxide poisoning on a boat at Saguaro ...
Two people dead after early-morning crash in Langlade County
Just before 6 a.m., the Langlade County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a car crash on USH 45 and CTH B in the Town ...
2 dead, 2 hurt in what police are describing as an attack on homeless people in Miami
A death investigation triggered a large police presence in downtown Miami Thursday morning. According to Miami police, ...