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IRS instructs prisoners to return pandemic relief checks

By Nihal Krishan
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IRS instructs prisoners to return pandemic relief checks

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.

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