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

Little Rock Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Defrauding Social Security Administration

Little Rock Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Defrauding Social Security Administration
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Investigative Press Release
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Little Rock Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Defrauding Social Security Administration LITTLE ROCK—A Little Rock man was sentenced for collecting over $250,000 in Social Security Disability payments when he was not actually disabled. Levell Baltimore, Jr., 45, was sentenced to 24 months in,,,

Carroll County Woman Pleads Guilty to Supplemental Security Income Fraud

Carroll County Woman Pleads Guilty to Supplemental Security Income Fraud
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Investigative Press Release
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Carroll County Woman Pleads Guilty to Supplemental Security Income Fraud ABINGDON, Va. – A Carroll County woman pleaded guilty today to Supplemental Security Income fraud after receiving disability benefits for more than two years for which she was not entitled. According to court documents, Jessica,,,

SSA's Application of the Retirement Insurance Benefits Limitation and Reduced Widows Benefit Policy

2021
A-01-13-23095
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration

To determine whether the Social Security Administration (SSA) overpaid widows when it applied the Social Security Act’s Retirement Insurance Benefits (RIB) limitation provision and the reduced widow(er)’s benefit policy.

Las Vegas Man Sentenced For Stealing Nearly $185,000 From Nevada's Unclaimed Property Fund

Las Vegas Man Sentenced For Stealing Nearly $185,000 From Nevada's Unclaimed Property Fund
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Investigative Press Release
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Las Vegas Man Sentenced For Stealing Nearly $185,000 From Nevada's Unclaimed Property Fund LAS VEGAS, Nev. — A Las Vegas man was sentenced on Tuesday to five years and 10 months in prison for assuming others’ identities to steal nearly $185,800 from the Nevada State Treasurer’s Unclaimed Property,,,

Follow-up on Transferring Supplemental Security Income Overpayments from Prior Records to the Current Record for Recovery

2021
A-01-17-50226
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration

The objective was to determine whether the Social Security Administration (1) transferred overpayments from terminated Supplemental Security Income records to current records for recovery and (2) took corrective action to recover the Supplemental Security Income overpayments we identified in our...

The Social Security Administration’s Reporting Under the Federal Information Security Modernization Act

2021
A-14-18-50450
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration

To determine whether the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) responses to the end of Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Chief Information Officer (CIO) Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA) metrics were reliable.

Manchester Man Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements to Get Social Security Benefits

Manchester Man Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements to Get Social Security Benefits
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Investigative Press Release
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Manchester Man Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements to Get Social Security Benefits CONCORD - David Johnson, 35, of Manchester, pleaded guilty in federal court to making false statements to obtain Social Security benefits, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today. According,,,

Former Erie City Council President Sentenced for Defrauding the Non-Profit She Founded to Cover Her Gambling and Personal Expenses

Former Erie City Council President Sentenced for Defrauding the Non-Profit She Founded to Cover Her Gambling and Personal Expenses
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Investigative Press Release
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Former Erie City Council President Sentenced for Defrauding the Non-Profit She Founded to Cover Her Gambling and Personal Expenses ERIE, Pa. - The former president of Erie City Council and founder of an Erie non-profit organization has been sentenced in federal court to one year and a day in prison,,,

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