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2026-07-22 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Treasury Department Stops Nearly $100M in Payments to Dead People

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-07-22 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [925 views ] Top

1 Social Security Commissioner: ‘We’re Going to Stay at It’ After Latest $99 Million in Fraud Uncovered

Posted by Skidmark 2026-07-21 17:43|| 2026-07-21 17:43|| Front Page Top

2 They just dont seem to mind spending our money on fraud.

Posted by 49 Pan 2026-07-22 01:44|| 2026-07-22 01:44|| Front Page Top

3 My wife can't get a tax refund because of going to the VA, but these mf'ers are sending dead ppl money? Get these spooks out of running the government! And if you're not old enough or southern enough to know what I'm saying ask and I WILL explain.

Posted by chris 2026-07-22 02:56|| 2026-07-22 02:56|| Front Page Top

4 So is Mitch getting a check or not?

Posted by Dopey Photch2701 2026-07-22 06:20|| 2026-07-22 06:20|| Front Page Top

5 I'm just happy someone is finally looking into it. After they finish the Social Security cleanup, how about looking into SNAP and college tuition issues.

Oh, one last thing. Stopping payments is great, but what about those that actually spent the Social Security money ?

Posted by Besoeker 2026-07-22 06:44|| 2026-07-22 06:44|| Front Page Top

6 If you cut off all government handouts to dead people, will they still care enough to vote?

Posted by Super Hose 2026-07-22 09:57|| 2026-07-22 09:57|| Front Page Top

7 But, but, how will all those dead people be able to pay Charon for the ferry ride?

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2026-07-22 10:18|| 2026-07-22 10:18|| Front Page Top

8 Maybe that's where my refund went.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-07-22 12:11|| 2026-07-22 12:11|| Front Page Top

9 Inside NYC's 'perfect scam': Luxury cars, dusty shelves and the EBT secret behind the counter

Stocked with food that expired years ago and lined with dusty shelves, some New York City bodegas and delis have allegedly been operating as fronts for organized Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card-skimming schemes, using hidden devices to steal information and ultimately taxpayer-funded benefits, according to an expert who is sounding the alarm.

Criminals attach hidden skimming devices to checkout payment terminals to capture EBT card data while using pinhole cameras or keypad overlays to record customers' PINs, according to the FBI. The stolen information is then used to create counterfeit cards and drain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, costing consumers and financial institutions more than $1 billion each year.

"A large percentage of these convenience stores are actually EBT ATMs," Haywood Talcove, CEO of LexisNexis Risk Solutions Government, told Fox News Digital "Their sole purpose is to traffic cards, not sell food."

Posted by Skidmark 2026-07-22 13:49|| 2026-07-22 13:49|| Front Page Top

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BTW:
When will the Televised Tour of Ft. Knox, that the US Citizens were promised take place?

Posted by NN2N1 2026-07-22 22:35|| 2026-07-22 22:35|| Front Page Top

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