Dara Seaman

In this April 23, 2020, photo, President Donald Trump's name is seen on a stimulus check issued by the IRS to help combat the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, in San Antonio. The US government has distributed about 130 million economic impact payments to taxpayers in less than 30 days. The IRS anticipates sending more than 150 million payments as part of a massive coronavirus rescue package. The distribution has had some hiccups, including an overwhelmed website, payments to deceased taxpayers and money sent to inactive accounts. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

IRS recovers more than $1B in coronavirus stimulus payments to deceased

Dave Lebryk, the Treasury Department’s fiscal assistant secretary, said the IRS has already recovered about 70% of the $1.6 billion in improper payments…

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