Three Columbia Residents Plead Guilty to Social Security Fraud On Thursday, August 20th, three residents of the South Carolina state capitol pleaded guilty to charges of social security fraud. The group was not a ring that conspired to defraud the government, but instead three individuals who … [Read more...]
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Social Security Administration Program Turns 79, But Service Declines
August 20, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Social Security Administration Still Cutting Services As Program Hits 79th Year On Thursday, August 14th, the Social Security Administration celebrated the program’s 79th year offering financial support for retirees and the disabled. However, the program continues to face budget cuts and less tax … [Read more...]
Columbia SC VA Failed Veterans Disability Claims
August 18, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Report Shows Columbia VA Did Poor Job Reviewing Veterans Disability Claims As President Barack Obama signs a bill overhauling veterans benefits and healthcare into law, a new report shows that the Columbia Veterans Affairs regional office has done a poor job of reviewing veterans disability claims … [Read more...]
Emergency Funding for Veterans Benefits Passes Congress
August 11, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Senate Votes for Emergency Funding for Veterans Benefits, Bill Moves to President On July 31st, the Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill with emergency funding for veterans benefits, including $10 billion to pay private doctors to treat veterans who could not get an appointment with a local … [Read more...]
VA Employees Told to Falsify Veterans’ Appointments
August 4, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Latest Audit Shows VA Employees Pressured to Falsify Veterans’ Appointment Data As the Senate confirms a new Veterans Affairs Secretary and prepares to vote on $17 billion to reform the government institution fraught with conspiracy and secret waiting lists, a new audit from VA investigators shows … [Read more...]
Social Security Administration Ordered to Pay Fees to Oregon Residents
July 30, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Social Security Administration Failed to Protect Disability and SSI Payments, Judge Rules On Thursday, July 24th, a US District Court Judge ordered the Social Security Administration to pay $42,000 in attorneys’ fees to a group of residents in Multnomah County, Oregon, who sued the federal agency … [Read more...]
New Documents Detail VA Mistreatment of Veterans
July 29, 2014 By Leave a Comment
New Documents Reveal Details of VA Delays and Mistreatment of Veterans A newly-released series of documents from the VA’s Office of the Medical Inspector, which were hinted at in a report to the Office of the Special Council in June, detail several findings of numerous abuses and delays, … [Read more...]
VA Struggled with Veterans Benefits, Per Report
July 16, 2014 By Leave a Comment
New Report Shows that Veterans Affairs Struggled to Pay Veterans Benefits The Veterans Administration and VA hospitals all over the country have been mired in controversy for months because of fake waiting lists and long wait times for treatments that, in many cases, led to the deaths of veterans. … [Read more...]
