Monday, June 4, 2012

Social Security Fraud - Mon Jun 4, 2012


South King County family sentenced to prison for disability fraud | US ...
Enumclaw Courier-Herald
The George family fraud continued over a 31-year period, netting the defendants more than $338000. Johnny George fraudulently obtained a second Social Security number and, using this second identity, applied for disability in 1979.
Neb. woman ordered to pay back $29K for fraud | The Republic
The Republic
A North Platte woman will have to pay back almost $29000 in Social Security benefits she took from her ward. The US Attorney's Office in Omaha says 51-year-old Peggie Robinson was also sentenced Thursday to four years' probation for the fraud.
It's time to rethink retirement
CNNMoney
(MONEY Magazine) -- When Social Security was created in 1937, the average American lived to age 60. Since then, medical advances have added decades to life expectancy. Most 55-year-olds today will see their 82nd birthday.
Casey pushes Social Security reforms to prevent another Tacony dungeon case
Philadelphia Inquirer
By Jennifer Lin To avoid another tragedy like last fall's Tacony dungeon case, in which four mentally disabled people were discovered locked in a basement, the Social Security Administration is changing how it selects and monitors people who receive ...
Social Security testing reforms to prevent abuse
Carlisle Sentinel
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Social Security Administration is changing its benefits screening process in the hopes of avoiding a repeat of last year's case where authorities say a woman locked mentally disabled people in a squalid basement and cashed ...
Fort Bend County warns of jury duty scam
Your Houston News
... for “verification purposes” your birth date, social security number, or maybe even a credit card number. “Such calls are fraudulent attempts to gain information from you that may be used for identity theft or other fraudulent actions,” she said.
Social grant re-registration in full swing, despite the cold weather
The New Age Online
The re-registration exercise was instituted by Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini to clear the system, which had been plagued by numerous counts of corruption, fraud and ghost beneficiaries. The SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) said the ...
Is your TSP account secure?
Federal Times
By STEPHEN LOSEY | Last Updated:June 3, 2012 Retired US Postal Service clerk Rosalyn Linker received a rude surprise in the mail May 29: a letter telling her that she was one of 123201 Thrift Savings Plan participants whose Social Security numbers and ...


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