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Bankruptcy And Social Security Overpayments

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported last year that in a two-year period, the Social Security Administration (SSA) made $1.3 billion in overpayments. Some of that $1.3 billion can be attributed to fraud, but more frequently what happens is that innocent people receive the overpayments due to SSA mistakes and are then ordered to… Read More »