https://freerepublic.com/tag/ghostpayments/ en-us Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:12:46 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4388773/posts The Treasury Department has blocked nearly $100 million in taxpayer money from going to dead people since implementing a government-wide payment verification process last year, The Post has learned. The department’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service discovered the money set to go to ghosts after a review of an eye-popping 885 million payments worth a total of nearly $2.7 trillion. Since March 2025, the screening has identified more than 4,900 disbursements, worth approximately $99 million, associated with deceased payees, according to the Treasury. The payments going to the dead – often indicative of fraud – were returned to the originating... NY Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4388773/posts#comment Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:12:46 GMT