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The IRS declined to comment when asked if there is a system in place to recoup stimulus payments sent to ineligible recipientsUpdated: April 17, 2020 - 11:29pmPresident Trump said&nbsp;Friday that the government will be able to recoup the stimulus money that the&nbsp;IRS sent to dead people."Sometimes you send a check to somebody wrong," he said. "Sometimes people are listed. They die and they get a check. That can happen. ... We'll get the money back."The stimulus checks, as much as $1,200 a person, were&nbsp;sent based on information from 2018 or 2019&nbsp;tax filings, to help Americans financially struggling&nbsp;as a result of the coronavirus.&nbsp;"Everything we're going to get back, but it's a tiny amount," he said.Trump estimated roughly&nbsp;80 million&nbsp;people have received a stimulus payment so far."They've&nbsp;done a fantastic job," Trump&nbsp;said, lauding Treasury Department employees for quickly getting&nbsp;the money into mailboxes or bank accounts.&nbsp;"This was done in a matter of a few days."The when asked earlier this week&nbsp;if there is a system in place to recoup stimulus payments sent to ineligible recipients.&nbsp;Social media users reported on Wednesday that they were seeing stimulus payments in the accounts of their deceased relatives.&nbsp;NBC News reported on Friday that "the U.S. government plans to allow heirs or spouses of dead people to keep the money," &nbsp;"a source familiar with the matter."The Treasury Department did not respond to requests for comment about reclaiming the payments.Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) called for the Department of Justice to the payments the IRS sent out&nbsp;to&nbsp;dead people.

The IRS declined to comment when asked if there is a system in place to recoup stimulus payments sent to ineligible recipientsUpdated: April 17, 2020 - 11:29pmPresident Trump said&nbsp;Friday that the government will be able to recoup the stimulus money that the&nbsp;IRS sent to dead people."Sometimes you send a check to somebody wrong," he said. "Sometimes people are listed. They die and they get a check. That can happen. ... We'll get the money back."The stimulus checks, as much as $1,200 a person, were&nbsp;sent based on information from 2018 or 2019&nbsp;tax filings, to help Americans...

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