Some in Pa. are getting checks that aren’t tax refunds: No, ‘it’s not a scam’
People in Pennsylvania are getting checks in the mail that aren't tax refunds. And they're not a scam, either.
The federal government is phasing out paper checks. Here's who will be affected.
Many Americans have moved away from writing personal checks since the Covid pandemic as they embrace contactless and digital ...
Paper checks from IRS, Social Security may soon stop under Trump order. What to know
Effective Sept. 30, 2025, the order directs the Treasury Department, which includes the IRS, to stop issuing paper checks for ...
U.S. Treasury to Eliminate Paper Checks: What It Means for Tax Refunds, Social Security
President Trump signed an executive order forcing the federal government to phase out paper check disbursements by the fall.
Elon Musk tries to rehab DOGE after backlash, mistakes
Elon Musk is pushing to improve the image of his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), suggesting the Tesla CEO is ...
White House Plans to Eliminate Social Security Payments by Paper Check
Social Security payments will go digital by October 2025. Nearly half a million Americans who receive Social Security payments will be impacted by a new White House order to end Treasury payments made ...
New York man accused of posing as government agent to scam Newton woman out of more than $480,000
A New York man is accused of posing as a government agent in a scam to defraud a 72-year-old Newton woman out of nearly half ...
Seattle man wrongly declared dead loses Social Security benefits amid DOGE cost-cutting
A Seattle retiree was mistakenly marked as deceased by Social Security, causing his benefits to be revoked. His case, first ...
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USPS worker steals $1.6M mostly in tax return checks; goes to strip clubs, luxury resorts
WASHINGTON (WJW) — A former United States Postal Service worker has been convicted of stealing more than $1.6 million in checks that never made it to their indented destination. Ohio woman ...
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Postal worker deposited 98 stolen checks to fund ‘lavish lifestyle,’ to the tune of $1.6 million, feds say
In January 2023, one customer on Muchimba’s mail route in Washington, D.C., noticed that a U.S. Treasury check he was supposed ... uncovered a scheme going back to 2021 in which Muchimba ...
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Ex-postal worker who tried to flee to Zambia convicted of stealing $1.7M in checks from DC residents
The jury found that Muchimba had altered and falsely endorsed U.S. Treasury checks and private checks, replacing the rightful payees’ names with his own. Once he made these changes, he deposited ...
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How U.S. Postal Worker Stole $1.6 Million in Tax Return Checks to Fund Trips to Strip Clubs, Luxury Travel to Bali Resort
United States ... to 100 checks over a span of just under three years, according to a criminal complaint obtained by PEOPLE. Most of the checks were tax returns issued by the Treasury Department.