Atlantic City Woman Charged with Defrauding Elderly Victims
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Investigative Press Release
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SSA
Agencies
Social Security Administration
Federal Agency
Yes
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
Whistleblower Protection Page
Albany Man Pleads Guilty to Charges of Supplemental Security Income Fraud
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Investigative Press Release
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Trotwood woman sentenced to prison for accepting Social Security payments, COVID-19 stimulus money on behalf of deceased brother
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
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Daniel Chase Pleads Not Guilty To Making False Statements To Social Security Administration
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
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Safety of Social Security Administration Employees and Visitors Since March 2020
2021
A-15-20-51001
Other
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration
The Social Security Administration’s Processing of Misuse Allegations of Individual Representative Payees
2021
A-13-18-50712
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration
The objective was to determine whether the Social Security Administration (SSA) complied with its policies and procedures for allegations of misuse by individual representative payees (payee) who served 14 or fewer beneficiaries. Specifically, we examined SSA’s negligence determinations and whether...
Match of Alabama, Georgia, and Illinois Death Information Against Social Security Administration Records
2021
A-04-19-50819
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration
The objective was to (1) determine whether the Social Security Administration (SSA) made payments to beneficiaries and/or representative payees who were deceased according to Alabama, Georgia, or Illinois records and (2) identify non-beneficiaries in the States’ files whose death information did not...
System Alerts for Beneficiaries Identified by the Delinquent Debt Trigger File
2021
A-07-18-50743
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration
The objective was to determine whether the Social Security Administration (SSA) resolved the delinquent status of overpayments for beneficiaries identified by the Delinquent Debt Trigger File (DDTF).
The Social Security Administration’s Demonstration Projects
2021
A-04-19-50881
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration
The objective was to review six demonstration projects the Social Security Administration (SSA) has conducted since 2010 under section 234 of the Social Security Act to (1) summarize information on the demonstration projects’ work rules tested and/or services offered, costs, savings, and participant...
Follow-up: Personally Identifiable Information Made Available to the Public Via the Death Master File
2021
A-06-18-50708
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration
Our objective was to determine whether actions the Social Security Administration has taken since our March 2011 report, Follow-up: Personally Identifiable Information Made Available to the Public Via the Death Master File (A-06-10-20173), effectively mitigated PII breaches.