SM - GAO Obtains Passport with Social Security Number of Man Who Died in 1965

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GAO Obtains Passport with Social Security Number of Man Who Died in 1965


By Matthew Harwood

04/14/2009 -

An undercover investigator was able to use counterfeit documents and the Social Security number (SSN) of a man who died in 1965 to obtain a U.S. passport, according to a letter from the Government Accountability Office (GAO)to Senators Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Diane Feinstein (D-CA).

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