Posted on 01/03/2012 5:05:28 AM PST by cll
From WSJ:
"Jonathan Lasher, an assistant inspector general at the agency, wouldn't comment on the case, but said, "The office of the inspector general is continuing to pursue any number of fraud allegations in Puerto Rico related to the Social Security disability program."
The investigation comes as part of a stepped-up presence in the U.S. commonwealth by the inspector general's office following a March article in The Wall Street Journal that showed how much easier it is to win Social Security disability benefits on the Caribbean island compared with any of the 50 U.S. states.
In 2010, the Social Security Administration awarded benefits in 63.4% of its initial decisions in Puerto Rico, compared with much lower rates elsewhere. In Arizona, for example, benefits were awarded in initial applications in 35.6% of the cases. Nine of the 10 top U.S. zip codes for workers collecting Social Security disability benefits are in Puerto Rico, according to government data.
A spokesman for the Social Security Administration said in light of "statistical trends" in Puerto Rico it has asked the inspector general's office to "make sure that these trends do not reflect an increase in fraud."
I’ve been there a few times. Work isn’t all that popular with the masses.
Good news. What is the political situation in Puerto Rico? I understand it has become more conservative.
“What is the political situation in Puerto Rico? I understand it has become more conservative”.
Yes, it has. We’ve had enough of pseudo-socialism, especially from 2001-2008.
Good for that!
Isn’t Puerto Rico one of 0’s 57 states? Personally, I would like to see PR & USVI as one state.
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