A St. Augustine Navy veteran tells the News4JAX I-TEAM the retirement benefits he’s been getting for years suddenly stopped in February and that the government now owes him nearly $7,000.
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Mark Aul retired from the Navy in 2002 after 21 years of service. Every month, he’s received his retirement benefit check of about $1,300.He was blown away. He says he hasn’t been paid since January, with the government now owing him $6,810.He reached out to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service, also known as DFAS, which provides payment services for the Department of Defense.
A spokesperson for DFAS declined to comment on the specifics of this case because of the Privacy Act. We’re still working to learn the scope of this potential breach. A spokesperson for DFAS says scammers will gain access to veterans’ accounts periodically and urged them to protect their passwords.
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