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Crisis Averted as Misread Mail Triggers Mass Social Security Check Mixup
A New York Grand Central mail clerk misread a bag destined for Lawrence, Massachusetts, sending nearly 2000 Social Security checks to Lawrence, Kansas. Calls to the Lawrence Mass office surged for two days before the errant batch returned June 6. The piece outlines steps for reporting lost or stolen checks and obtaining substitutes, noting typical timelines of two to four weeks and factors that extend processing when checks are cashed.
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Kay Henry
Lawrence
Mass
Kan
Lawrence, Mass
Social Security
New York
Grand Central Station
Sam
Moter
An & Pouch
Iver
Social Security Office
Treasury Department
U. S. Treasurer’s Office
Washington, D. C