Spurred by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, the Social Security Administration is combing through its ...

First, the question about filing a late return. A reader wanted to confirm that there are no penalties for filing a late ...

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Hollander said the problem wasn’t what DOGE wants to do but how it wants to do it — namely, with Americans’ private ...

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Mavious Redmond of Austin, Minnesota, has pleaded guilty to theft of government funds after more than 25 years of ...

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Three Oklahoma City residents recruited several others via social media as part of an alleged check forgery scheme, ...

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