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Stimulus Checks Mistakenly Sent to 1,700 Inmates, Federal Agency Says
 
By Judson Berger

FOXNews.com

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

 
 The federal government mistakenly sent out stimulus checks to 1,700 inmates, the Social Security Administration said Tuesday -- a $425,000 error.

Social Security spokesman Dan Moraski told FOXNews.com in a written statement that the money went out because official records "did not accurately reflect that they were in prison."

The inspector general's office for the Social Security Administration is now looking into the problem as part of its broader audit on stimulus spending. The Social Security Administration acknowledged the glitch following a report that nearly two-dozen inmates in Massachusetts had wrongly received the $250 stimulus checks.

Even before the agency disclosed that the problem was more widespread, the discovery prompted complaints from Republicans critical of the $787 billion stimulus and the way it has been managed.

"It is unacceptable for convicts to be getting stimulus funds. It speaks to the lack of oversight and accountability to have such nonsense coming out of Washington. Where is the accountability?" House Minority Whip Eric Cantor said in a written statement.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/08/25/stimulus-checks-mistakenly-sent-inmates-federal-agency-says/?test=latestnews


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Re: Stimulus Checks Mistakenly Sent to 1,700 Inmates, Federal Agency Says
« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2009, 10:29:54 AM »
Yanow, after the billions wasted by the government, $425,000 doesn't even cause me to blink my eyes.

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Re: Stimulus Checks Mistakenly Sent to 1,700 Inmates, Federal Agency Says
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2009, 10:32:41 AM »
I'm still waiting for the "stimulus" San Fran Nan promised me last year.  Oh wait--I made too much, silly me.
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Re: Stimulus Checks Mistakenly Sent to 1,700 Inmates, Federal Agency Says
« Reply #3 on: August 26, 2009, 11:07:43 AM »
Paying off their voting base again I see.
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