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July 21, 2026
Treasury Prevents $99 Million in Payments to Deceased Individuals
- The Treasury Department flagged and stopped $99 million in payments intended for deceased individuals.
- The verification system audits $2.7 trillion in federal payments against expanded death records.
- This initiative is part of a broader effort to modernize the federal payment system and protect taxpayer dollars.
2 Sources
- Treasury hails success of anti-fraud process that flagged and prevented $99 million in payments to dead peopleJul 21, 2026 at 12:38 PM · Fox News
- Treasury says it flagged $99M in payments linked to dead peopleJul 22, 2026 at 12:26 PM · The Hill