Zerubbabel Emanuel Evans - man mistakenly declared dead - Brief Article

Reason, March, 2001 by Charles Oliver

* Zerubbabel Emanuel Evans isn't dead--but try telling that to the government. The Social Security Administration declared the Ohio man deceased, then seized $2,600 from his bank account to recoup payments made after he "passed away." Then Medicare dropped his coverage. The SSA said that it will correct the problem, but Evans needs to meet an agent in person and bring a photo I.D.

to prove he is alive. The agency required no proof--such as a death certificate--to declare him dead.