Disability fraud in Social Security may top $1 billion a year
A recent investigation by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found as much as $1.29 billion in potentially improper payments in the...
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Pregnant woman in N.J. faked job to get disability benefits
A Belmar 31-year-old faces three years in prison for collecting $8,819 in temporary disability benefits to which she wasn’t entitled. According...
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GAO: $1.3 billion in ‘improper’ federal disability payments
An upcoming GAO report obtained by NBC News says the federal government may have paid $1.29 billion in Social Security disability...
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Daughter, Dad Sentenced in $1.5M Insurance Fraud Scheme
A woman and her father were sentenced to jail time Thursday for their involvement in an elaborate, $1.5 million insurance fraud...
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Disability fraud suspect in N.Y. accused of threatening witness
A former Long Island Rail Road conductor facing a Sept. 23 trial on disability fraud charges has been jailed for allegedly...
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U.K. transvestite jailed after falsely claiming £88,000 in benefits
A transvestite has been jailed after claiming he was disabled and pocketing £88,000 in benefits while performing as the star of...
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68 people arrested in Puerto Rico for disability fraud
Federal authorities arrested 68 people in Puerto Rico on Wednesday in a two-year probe into fraudulent disability claims, according to the...
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‘Glitterlips’ drag queen jailed for benefits fraud
A man who wrongly claimed £88,000 in benefits while performing as a high-heeled drag queen on stage has been jailed. Mark...
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Four more convicted in N.Y. in massive railroad disability fraud
A Rockville Centre man was one of three people convicted Tuesday in Manhattan federal court for his participation in a massive...
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Ex-postal worker in Alabama convicted of disability fraud
U.S. Attorneys officials say a former U.S. Postal Service letter carrier has been convicted of disability fraud. Prosecutors say 40-year-old Sean...
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