Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Under Fire for $127 Million in Misspent Funds

Washington, D.C. – The Biden administration is now facing a congressional investigation after the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) distributed $127 million to deceased participants in a Teamsters’ pension fund, failing to stop the payments. The House Education and Workforce Committee sent a letter demanding records related to the agency’s “mismanagement” and “overpayment” to the union pension plan. Chairwoman Virginia Foxx and Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions Chairman Bob Good wrote in the …

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Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Approves $279.3M Financial Assistance for UFCW Local 152 Retail Meat Plan

Mount Laurel, New Jersey – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has granted approval for special financial assistance to the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 152 Retail Meat Pension Plan, benefitting over 10,000 participants in the service industry across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. Facing a projected insolvency by 2029, the plan will receive approximately $279.3 million to ensure the stability and longevity of the fund. Established under the American Rescue Plan Act of …

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