WASHINGTON (AP) – Social Security made $1.3 billion in potentially improper disability payments to people who had jobs when they were supposed to be unable to work, congressional investigators said in ...

Sep. 25—RALEIGH — A newly-formed investigative unit created to combat disability fraud will include two North Carolina state agencies along with two partner agencies from the federal government. The N ...

A Washington Post exposé on veterans faking disabilities has raised concerns about the Department of Veterans Affairs’ $193-billion disability benefits program — and how much fraud is costing ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

Bob Kiehn is hired by insurance companies to track down shameless con artists. — -- Workers’ compensation programs are meant to help those who are severely disabled, but some attempt to game the ...

A Maine man accused of stealing more than $244,000 in disability benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs faked his drowning death after authorities confronted him about the fraud, according ...

Military veterans are swamping the U.S. government with dubious disability claims — including cases of brazen fraud totaling tens of millions of dollars — that are exploiting the country’s sacred ...

A Maine man charged with making false statements to the government has been located in Missouri following his disappearance, officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A Maine man accused of stealing ...