Treasury pilot program recovers more than $31M in fraudulent Social Security Administration payments
A five-month, U.S. Department of the Treasury pilot program with the Social Security Administration’s Full Death Master File prevented or recovered more than $31 million in fraud and improper payments. The Full Death Master File contains more than 142 million records of individuals who were reported dead, starting in 1899. Congress granted the Treasury temporary access to the file for three years, effective Dec. 27, 2023. “These results are just the tip of the iceberg,” David Lebry...
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