Zombie farmers
From
CNS News:
USDA Paid 'Improper' Subsidies to 1,799 Dead Farmers and Proper Ones to 28,613 Dead Farmers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture made farm subsidy payments to 28,613 dead farmers between 2011 and 2012, of which 1,799 were deemed "improper," according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report issued in June.
The report, entitled �USDA Needs to Do More to Prevent Improper Payments to Deceased Individuals,� said USDA's Farm Service Agency identified �thousands of deceased individuals who were paid $3.3 million in improper payments after their dates of death, of which FSA has recovered approximately $1 million.�
GAO determined that about 6 percent of the total subsidy payments should not have been sent due to clerical errors or outright fraud.
Our tax dollars at work...
Posted by DaveH at August 8, 2013 10:24 PM