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https://oig.ssa.gov/
Abbreviation
SSA
Agencies
Social Security Administration
Federal Agency
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Location

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)
Hotline Page
https://oig.ssa.gov
Whistleblower Protection Page
https://oig.ssa.gov/fraud-reporting/whistleblower-protection/

Decade-Long Social Security Fraud Scheme Leads to Federal Prison Time

Decade-Long Social Security Fraud Scheme Leads to Federal Prison Time
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Decade-Long Social Security Fraud Scheme Leads to Federal Prison Time WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that a Seaford man was sentenced yesterday to 30 days imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release for defrauding the Social,,,

Woman Sentenced for Stealing over $100,000 from Social Security

Woman Sentenced for Stealing over $100,000 from Social Security
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Woman Sentenced for Stealing over $100,000 from Social Security SALT LAKE CITY – Melody Jean Styszko, 54, now of Eldridge, Missouri, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Utah to 60 months of probation for continuing to accept and spend $104,314 dollars in Social Security Retirement Insurance,,,

Marmaduke Woman Sentenced to a Year of Home Confinement for False Social Security Statements

Marmaduke Woman Sentenced to a Year of Home Confinement for False Social Security Statements
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Marmaduke Woman Sentenced to a Year of Home Confinement for False Social Security Statements LITTLE ROCK—A Marmaduke woman who fraudulently obtained more than $96,000 in Social Security Administration funds was sentenced yesterday afternoon for making false statements to the United States government,,,

Lexington Park Woman Convicted for Her Participation in a Conspiracy to Fraudulently Obtain Military Disability Benefits

Lexington Park Woman Convicted for Her Participation in a Conspiracy to Fraudulently Obtain Military Disability Benefits
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Lexington Park Woman Convicted for Her Participation in a Conspiracy to Fraudulently Obtain Military Disability Benefits Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal jury convicted Mary Francis Biggs, age 65, of Lexington Park, Maryland, late on August 15, 2022, for conspiracy to commit theft of government,,,

Jury Convicts Veteran of Defrauding VA for Disability Benefits

Jury Convicts Veteran of Defrauding VA for Disability Benefits
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Jury Convicts Veteran of Defrauding VA for Disability Benefits KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A federal jury convicted a Kansas veteran of wire fraud and theft of government funds in charges related to a scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) out of disability benefits. According to,,,

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