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Federal Authorities Sent $1.4 Billion In Stimulus Checks to 1 Million Dead People

Federal Authorities Sent $1.4 Billion In Stimulus Checks to 1 Million Dead People
Blank Social Security checks are run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury printing facility in Philadelphia, Penn., on Feb. 11, 2005. William Thomas Cain/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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6/25/2020|Updated: 6/25/2020

A government watchdog has found that federal authorities sent COVID-19 stimulus checks worth some $1.4 billion to over 1 million dead people.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO), an agency that reports to Congress, released the findings in a June 25 report on the federal response to the pandemic.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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