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Puerto Rico audit finds $13M improper pension payments to deceased retirees

Puerto Rico Comptroller identified over $13 million paid to dead pensioners across government systems.

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The Comptroller issued official referrals to retirement system administrators and the Puerto Rico Department of Justice on 27 October 2026. [1] The Puerto Rico Office of the Comptroller stated on Monday that it identified over $13 million in improper payments to deceased pensioners across four government retirement systems. [2][3][5][7] Comptroller Carmen Vega Fournier stated that lack of cross-agency death record sharing enabled the improper payments. [4] Auditors cross referenced retirement system payment records with official Demographic Registry death records covering 1990 through 2025 for the investigation. [6]
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  1. The Comptroller issued official referrals to retirement system administrators and the Puerto Rico Department of Justice on 27 October 2026. · Metro Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  2. The Puerto Rico Office of the Comptroller stated on Monday that it identified over $13 million in improper payments to deceased pensioners across four government retirement systems. · Metro Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  3. Auditors documented 56,712 total payments issued more than 60 days after the death of the pensioner or beneficiary. · Metro Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  4. Comptroller Carmen Vega Fournier stated that lack of cross-agency death record sharing enabled the improper payments. · Metro Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  5. A total of 56,712 improper payments were issued to 9,180 separate deceased pensioner accounts across the four systems. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
  6. Auditors cross referenced retirement system payment records with official Demographic Registry death records covering 1990 through 2025 for the investigation. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
  7. The audit found payments continued for between 61 days and 35 years after the recorded death of the pensioner. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
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