Just days after Channel 2 Action News Investigates highlighted her case, a 67-year-old retired law enforcement officer from Atlanta had a $13,000 Social Security debt wiped away — and her money returned.
Penny Howell received a call from the Social Security Administration this week, informing her that not only would she no longer owe the debt, but that several thousand dollars previously withheld from her benefits had already been deposited back into her account.
“First of all, I thank God. I thank the Lord. And then I said I thank you, Justin,” Howell told Channel 2 consumer investigator Justin Gray. …