New York Man Admits Laundering Proceeds of Elder Fraud and Computer Fraud Schemes
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Investigative Press Release
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SSA
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Social Security Administration
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United States
What to Report to the OIG Hotline
If you are a Social Security Administration (SSA) employee, or an employee of an SSA contractor or grantee, and you suspect fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement in SSA programs or operations, or reprisal against you for reporting wrongdoing, you may report that to the Social Security Fraud Hotline. You may find more whistleblower information at https://oig.ssa.gov/whistleblower-protection.
The SSA Office of the Inspector General (OIG) investigates many types of Social Security-related fraud, including
• Social Security-related scams
• making false statements or facilitating fraud in applying for Social Security benefits
• concealing work activity while receiving disability benefits
• receiving Social Security benefits for a child not under the recipient’s care
• receiving and using a deceased person’s Social Security benefits
• concealing a marriage or assets while receiving Supplemental Security Income
• residing overseas while receiving Supplemental Security Income
• misusing benefits when acting as a representative payee
• SSA employee or contract and procurement fraud
What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline
The following matters are generally NOT investigated by the SSA OIG:
• 911 emergencies
• Medicare or Medicaid fraud (report this to Health and Human Services OIG at https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/report-fraud/)
• Lost or stolen Social Security cards (visit https://www.ssa.gov/ssnumber/)
• Identity theft that is not related to Social Security benefits or programs (visit https://www.identitytheft.gov/)
• Misuse of Social Security numbers on tax returns (visit IRS’ Identity Protection site at https://www.irs.gov/identity-theft-fraud-scams)
• Direct Express® account fraud (contact Direct Express® Customer Service at the number on the back of your card, and report this to the Treasury Office of the Inspector General at https://www.treasury.gov/about/organizational-structure/ig/Pages/OigOnlineHotlineForm.aspx)
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Whistleblower Protection Page
Three Additional Dominican Nationals Extradited to Face “Grandparent Scam” Charges in New Jersey
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Investigative Press Release
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The Social Security Administration’s Processing of Priority Cases
2024
A-04-21-51033
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration
Objective: To determine whether the Social Security Administration properly identified, expedited, and processed disability applications that qualified as a priority case.
Social Security Administration’s Enterprise Risk Management
2024
022323
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration
Objective: To determine whether the Social Security Administration’s Enterprise Risk Management program complies with Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-123, Management’s Responsibility for Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Control.
Security of the Business Services Online
2024
022329
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration
Objective: To determine whether the Social Security Administration has adequate controls in place that are functioning as intended to properly prevent unauthorized access and use of Business Services Online services.
Cross-referred Social Security Numbers
2024
062308
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration
Objectives: To determine the validity of payments issued under cross-referred Social Security numbers and whether death information input in one Numident record was also input in cross-referred Numident record(s).
Follow-up Review of Numident Death Information Not Included on the Death Master File
2024
062301
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration
Objective: To determine whether the Social Security Administration took corrective action to address the finding and recommendation in our September 2016 report, Numident Death Information Not Included on the Death Master File.
Six people charged in bank fraud scheme involving an insider sharing account information that caused more than $345,000 in theft
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Investigative Press Release
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Washington man who scammed pandemic relief programs sentenced to over five years in prison
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Investigative Press Release
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Challenges in Recovering Supplemental Security Income Overpayments
2024
A-07-21-51018
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration
Objective: To determine whether the Social Security Administration followed policies and used available tools to prevent, detect, and recover Supplemental Security Income overpayments.