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IRS instructs prisoners to return pandemic relief checks
by Nihal Krishan | May 07, 2020 03:27 PM
The IRS has asked prisoners who "inadvertently" received $1,200 pandemic relief checks to return the payment to the federal government.
It is unclear how many prisoners have received the relief payments. According to the California state prison system, at least one inmate received a relief check, and many more may have received checks that correctional facilities are unaware of.
"We are aware of one inmate who received a stimulus payment," said Dana Simas, press secretary for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. "The inmate is a veteran, receives a pension, and files a tax return, which is why we believe he received the payment." She said that it is possible that other prisoners have also received relief payments.
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