Court could hold keys to SS future
Justices to decide if state and local governments may withdraw employees from Social Security. Review of invalidated 1983 law. Reagan admin warns of potential $3 billion drain by 1990. Decision expected by July. case ties to federal power versus state autonomy and 1950 act provisions.
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Five die in family blaze in California home
A house fire in Pesasanton California killed five relatives and injured a survivor who escaped through a second window. Barbara Ann Blanks 20 led the escape after mother Barbara Ann McKoy 39 and others were trapped. Investigators probe the cause as flames filled every window and stairs were blocked.
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Fed death match nets 854 Social Security fraud convictions
The Health and Human Services Inspector General reported 854 convictions for Social Security fraud in fiscal 1985, up from 722 the prior year, aided by the death match that cross checks rolls with death records. Examples include a Massachusetts man jailed for $31,000 over eight years and four Californians who concealed a mother's death to obtain $63,000, plus four Omaha family members and a friend who pled guilty to $23,000 in benefits.
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