An 87-year-old man battling cancer recently had his Social Security benefits suspended — not because he passed away, but ...

If that child is eligible for Social Security, they would need a representative payee to accept their monthly benefit check and determine the best way to spend it based on their needs. Given that ...

For about the past five years, Phoenix-based benefits consultant Jill Preston has been noticing something odd happening to her Tucson clients, in the course of her work helping elderly people and ...

Charging documents stated that 45-year-old Nancy Taylor of Fall River first applied to receive Social Security benefits on behalf of her child as a representative payee in August 2014. At this ...

The SSA can pursue SSI overpayments even after a recipient’s death. Families should know who might be held liable and when.

BOSTON — A 45-year-old Fall River woman was sentenced May 12 in federal court in Boston for stealing nearly $90,000 of her child’s Social Security benefits over the course of six years.

Discover how check washing fraud has evolved with new digital tools, leading to a surge in incidents. Find out how to safeguard your finances effectively.

Security needs to be ironclad as faster transactions mean less time to detect and stop illicit flows by cybercriminals.

An Elkhart couple is accused of spending thousands of dollars belonging to a mentally disabled woman around the time she was reported missing. Debra Collins and Loni Collins are each charged with a ...

The afternoon sessions in the main stream focused on strategising for instant payments and financial crime.