Pension Payments for Some Government
Clip: 9/13/2015 | 7m 53sVideo has Closed Captions
Sun-Times reporter Chris Fusco talks about pension funds continuing payments after death.
An investigation by the Chicago Sun-Times and the Better Government Association finds that pension funds for government workers are continuing to pay benefits to some retirees long after the retiree and their spouse have died. Chris Fusco, one of the lead investigators on the story breaks it down for us.
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Pension Payments for Some Government
Clip: 9/13/2015 | 7m 53sVideo has Closed Captions
An investigation by the Chicago Sun-Times and the Better Government Association finds that pension funds for government workers are continuing to pay benefits to some retirees long after the retiree and their spouse have died. Chris Fusco, one of the lead investigators on the story breaks it down for us.
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