$79 Billion in U.S. Pandemic Relief Went to People With Stolen or Invalid Social Security Numbers

Feds Gave $79 Billion in Pandemic Relief to People With Stolen or Invalid Social Security Numbers - LewRockwell

The federal government paid $79 billion in Covid-19 relief to individuals who likely used phony or stolen Social Security numbers (SSNs), according to a recent report from the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC). Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 and subsequent legislation, Uncle Sam shelled out $5 trillion to counteract the economic damage wreaked by federal, state, and local policies tha…

Feds Gave $79 Billion in Pandemic Relief to People With Stolen or Invalid Social Security Numbers

A pandemic-response committee concluded that at least $79 billion could have been saved had agencies verified applicants' identities. ... The post Feds Gave $79 Billion in Pandemic Relief to People With Stolen or Invalid Social Security Numbers appeared first on The New American.

$79 Billion in U.S. Pandemic Relief Went to People With Stolen or Invalid Social Security Numbers