Puerto Rico Comptroller Carmen Vega Fournier reported that more than $13 million in improper payments went to deceased pensioners across four government retirement systems between 2020 and 2025.^[1] The Office of the Comptroller of Puerto Rico published the investigation on Monday, putting the figure at $13.3M spread across 9,180 accounts of pensioners who had died.^[2] The money moved through four separate government retirement systems, according to the office's report.^[3] The investigation covers a five-year window. It names the amount, the number of accounts and the systems involved; the published facts do not say how long individual payments continued after each death, nor what the office recommends to recover the money.