Office of the Inspector General, SSA

Social Security Administration

Reduce Improper Payments and Increase Overpayment Recoveries

Each year, SSA issues over $700 billion in benefit payments to about 60 million people. Given the large overall dollars involved in SSA’s payments, even the slightest error in the overall process can result in millions of dollars of overpayments or underpayments.

One of SSA’s key objectives is to reduce improper payments and increase overpayment recoveries. The following reports illustrate our efforts to meet this objective.


Colorado Couple Sentenced in Social Security Fraud Scam DATE: Friday, February 15, 2013
Houston Man Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Social Security Disability Fraud DATE: Friday, February 15, 2013
Nine Kentucky Residents Indicted for Social Security and Medicaid Fraud DATE: Friday, February 15, 2013
Washington Couple Indicted For Allegedly Stealing Disability Payments DATE: Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Maine Man Gets 27 Months in Prison for Stealing Disability Benefits DATE: Monday, February 11, 2013
Arkansas Woman Charged with Social Security Disability Fraud DATE: Tuesday, February 5, 2013
New York Man Pleads Guilty to Theft of Public Money DATE: Monday, February 4, 2013
Florida Woman Imprisoned, U.S. Citizenship Revoked for Theft of Social Security Benefits DATE: Monday, February 4, 2013
Pennsylvania Man Convicted of Stealing More than $62,000 of Father's Social Security Benefits DATE: Thursday, January 31, 2013
Dually Entitled Beneficiaries Who Are Subject to the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset DATE: Thursday, January 31, 2013 View the PDF View the Summary PDF

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