A former IRS employee pleaded guilty to tax and Social Security fraud, inflating refunds, and stealing benefits, facing ...

A former Internal Revenue Service employee pleaded guilty on Wednesday to filing fake tax returns to fraudulently obtain tax ...

Aggressive fraud crackdowns can backfire — causing delays that may disrupt benefit payments, claims processing, and your ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently reversed a highly debated anti-fraud policy that delayed retirement benefit ...

Social Security scams are certainly not new, so receiving an unexpected email about your account can seem suspicious.

A newly reported document shows that "anti-fraud checks" implemented at the Social Security agency found virtually no improper benefit claims—while slowing payments substantially.