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Jul 21, 2026 at 9:04 AM ET
Treasury says anti-fraud system stopped $99M to dead people
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Treasury screened 885 million federal payments against death records, stopping about $99 million from going to deceased recipients.
WHO: U.S. Treasury Department
WHAT: Implemented safeguards screening federal payments against expanded death records, flagging and stopping $99 million in payments to dead people
WHEN: Jul 21, 2026 at 8:38 AM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: To stop improper payments and fraud before money leaves the Treasury by addressing a vulnerability in the federal payment system
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