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| The US government has paid dozens of suspected Nazi war criminals millions of dollars in social security after forcing them to leave the US. | The US government has paid dozens of suspected Nazi war criminals millions of dollars in social security after forcing them to leave the US. |
| The payments were paid through a legal loophole, an Associated Press investigation uncovered. | The payments were paid through a legal loophole, an Associated Press investigation uncovered. |
| The suspects were reportedly told by the US justice department they could keep benefits if they left the US. | The suspects were reportedly told by the US justice department they could keep benefits if they left the US. |
| Among them were troops said to have guarded Nazi camps and a rocket scientist who used slave labourers. | Among them were troops said to have guarded Nazi camps and a rocket scientist who used slave labourers. |
| "It's absolutely outrageous that Nazi war criminals are continuing to receive Social Security benefits when they have been outlawed from our country for many, many, many years," said Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney. | "It's absolutely outrageous that Nazi war criminals are continuing to receive Social Security benefits when they have been outlawed from our country for many, many, many years," said Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney. |
| She said she plans to introduce legislation to close the legal loophole. | She said she plans to introduce legislation to close the legal loophole. |
| Four World War Two suspects are said to still be alive and collecting benefits. One is former SS guard Martin Hartmann, another is Auschwitz camp patroller Jakob Denzinger. | Four World War Two suspects are said to still be alive and collecting benefits. One is former SS guard Martin Hartmann, another is Auschwitz camp patroller Jakob Denzinger. |
| Mr Hartmann is said to have moved to Berlin from Arizona in 2007, while Mr Denzinger left Ohio for Germany in 1989. He currently resides in Croatia. | Mr Hartmann is said to have moved to Berlin from Arizona in 2007, while Mr Denzinger left Ohio for Germany in 1989. He currently resides in Croatia. |
| The arrangement reportedly allows the justice department's Office of Special Investigations to avoid drawn-out deportation hearings and expel more Nazis from the US. | The arrangement reportedly allows the justice department's Office of Special Investigations to avoid drawn-out deportation hearings and expel more Nazis from the US. |
| At least 38 of 66 suspects who left the US kept their benefits, the Associated Press investigation found. | At least 38 of 66 suspects who left the US kept their benefits, the Associated Press investigation found. |
| In a statement, justice department spokesman Peter Carr said that in 1979, the US Congress ordered the removal of Nazi criminals "as expeditiously as possible" to countries where they would face the possibility of criminal prosecution. | |
| "Under existing US law, all retirement benefits - Social Security and Medicare - are terminated if someone is ordered by the court to be removed from the US," he added. | |
| "However, if an individual renounces their US citizenship and voluntarily leaves the US, they might continue to receive Social Security benefits." |