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JosephConrad
Nov 30, 2011, 02:32 PM
A government agency took 65% of a disabled person's social security check who had not been designated 'disabled' by SSI but who provided documents to the agency indicating profound, sustantive disability and unemployability. The amount the person had left after the deduction placed the person's health and life at substantial risk (after 2 major heart attacks and 1 major stroke). For, the amount covered just 30% of his rent, food, basic living expenses and medially-required exercise costs - placing him in constant increasing debt. In addition, the agency raided his bank account more than once placing his life at risk because such prevented him from purchasing essential medications from his local pharmacy to sustain his life (i.e. blood thinners, etc.) Then, the agency added to its 65% deduction another $140.00 COL charge further reducing his useable funds and endangering his life and heath. Are the act(s) of the agency an example or form of "Willful Negligence"?

Fr_Chuck
Nov 30, 2011, 02:39 PM
A "agency" can not be charged with a criminal act, a person or someone in the group could be charged.

But in these cases, they could be sued if this all can be proved and if what they did was not within their rules and regulations

joypulv
Nov 30, 2011, 03:13 PM
SSI? Are you sure it wasn't SSDI?