Treasury Department Recovers Million In Fraudulent Payments

The U.S. Treasury Department building is shown at dusk in Washington on June 6, 2019. The U.S. on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, imposed sanctions on a Belgian involved in procuring electronics for the Russia

The Treasury Department recently revealed that it has successfully recovered over $31 million in fraudulent and improper payments to deceased individuals within just five months of gaining access to the Social Security Administration's federal death database.

Each year, the Treasury Department disburses billions of dollars in various payments, such as benefit payments and state-administered funds. Unfortunately, mistakenly sending funds to deceased individuals has been a persistent issue within the federal government.