How were Social Security numbers given away?

08/18/09 CONCORD, N.H. -- When Tropical Storm Chata'an struck the Federated States of Micronesia in 2002, the U.S. government sent 1,300 blankets, 4,000 disposable diapers, 30 cases of sardines - and my Social Security number.

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SSN Overlap With Micronesia Causes Trouble For Woman

08/19/09 stevel writes "Holly Ramer, who lives in Concord, NH, has never been to the Federated States of Micronesia, but debt collectors dun her mercilessly for unpaid loans taken out by a small business owner in that Pacific island nation. Why? Micronesia and other countries in the region have their own Social Security Administrations which gave out numbers to residents applying for US disaster relief ...

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Herb Schultz is new director for HHS Region IX

04/08/10 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced yesterday the appointment of Herb Schultz as the new HHS director for Region IX, which includes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau, as well as Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada.

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