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

Doctor Sentenced For Social Security Fraud

Doctor Sentenced For Social Security Fraud
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Doctor Sentenced For Social Security Fraud SAN JUAN, P.R. – Doctor Americo Oms-Rivera, 67, was sentenced to five years of probation by United States District Judge Francisco A. Besosa for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto,,,

Raleigh Man Sentenced to 33 Months for Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud

Raleigh Man Sentenced to 33 Months for Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud
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Raleigh Man Sentenced to 33 Months for Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud RALEIGH, N.C. – A Raleigh man was sentenced yesterday to 33 months in prison for conspiring with others to defraud financial institutions of approximately $393,875. According to court documents, Jacques Maurico Anderson, 32, and,,,

Florida woman sentenced for her role in telephone scam

Florida woman sentenced for her role in telephone scam
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Florida woman sentenced for her role in telephone scam ATLANTA - Karla Suzanne Spiker has been sentenced for her role laundering money for an international telephone scam. Spiker began laundering money after having been a victim of a mortgage scam, which is believed to have originated in India.,,,

Judge sentences St. Louis County woman for making false statements to the Social Security Administration and defrauding Mercedes Benz

Judge sentences St. Louis County woman for making false statements to the Social Security Administration and defrauding Mercedes Benz
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Judge sentences St. Louis County woman for making false statements to the Social Security Administration and defrauding Mercedes Benz ST. LOUIS – United States District Ronnie L. White sentenced Tayon Hutchins-Fowler to 12 months and one day in prison today. The 43-year-old Florissant, Missouri,,,

Lakeland Man Indicted On Theft Of Public Money And Aggravated Identity Theft Charges

Lakeland Man Indicted On Theft Of Public Money And Aggravated Identity Theft Charges
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Lakeland Man Indicted On Theft Of Public Money And Aggravated Identity Theft Charges Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Julio Gonzalez (45, Lakeland) with four counts of theft of public money and two counts of aggravated,,,

Kennebec County Woman Pleads Guilty to Bankruptcy and Social Security Fraud Charges

Kennebec County Woman Pleads Guilty to Bankruptcy and Social Security Fraud Charges
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Kennebec County Woman Pleads Guilty to Bankruptcy and Social Security Fraud Charges PORTLAND, Maine: A Kennebec County woman pleaded guilty today in federal court to bankruptcy fraud and Social Security fraud, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced. According to court records, between September and,,,

Waterbury Woman Sentenced to Prison for Theft of Social Security Benefits

Waterbury Woman Sentenced to Prison for Theft of Social Security Benefits
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Waterbury Woman Sentenced to Prison for Theft of Social Security Benefits John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that OMAYRA SANTIAGO, 44, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall to three months of imprisonment, followed by,,,

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