Ex-Nazis received millions from US social security

The United States’ Social Security Administration paid $20.2 million in benefits to more than 130 suspected Nazi war criminals, SS guards, and others who may have taken part in atrocities during the Second World War, a watchdog has found.

The watchdog’s report, scheduled for public release this week and obtained by the Associated Press, used computer-processed data and other internal agency records to develop a comprehensive picture of the total number of Nazi suspects who received benefits and the dollar amounts paid out.