Dozens of suspected Nazi War criminals have collected US benefits despite being kicked out of the country.
The findings, from an Associated press report, revealed the payments were part of a process that saw the men stripped of their US citizenship before leaving voluntarily.
In Washington, Kevin McAleese
The total sum paid out is thought to run into millions of dollars of taxpayers' money, with the AP investigation identifying at least 4 suspects currently still living outside the US, on Social Security.
The payments reportedly continued thanks to a legal loophole that allowed the U.S. Justice Department to expedite the removal of Nazi suspects, avoiding lengthy deportation procedures in the process.
SS troops and a German rocket scientist are among those thought to have benefited.
In response to the report, The US justice department confirmed that financial support continues as part of a deal for individuals who leave the US voluntarily.
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