A Missouri woman who was wrongfully declared dead 16 years ago says her life has been turned upside down by an ordeal that prevented her from graduating from college, holding down a job or buying a home.
A nightmare for Madeline-Michelle Carthen, from St. Louis, beginning in 2007 when he was mistakenly identified as deceased on his Social Security records, according to KSDK.
“It messed up my whole life,” Carthen, 52, told the station this week. “… It affected my life, financially. If I want to buy a house, that’s not going to happen.”
“It’s like a haunting,” he also said.
The problem started when the same news channel covered his untimely death 16 years ago. He was a student at Webster University but was unable to graduate because he was denied financial aid.
Carhen was sent paperwork from the lender showing he was “deceased” with a credit report claiming the same thing.
Even if he does get a job, it’s usually short-lived.
Madeline-Michelle Carthen said her life had been turned upside down by the false declaration. KSDK This problem started happening in 2007. KSDK
“It was just a matter of time before my Social Security number caught up with me, and then they had to let me go … HR couldn’t process payroll,” he said.
Carhen still doesn’t know how she got on the list, and instead changed her name in 2021 from Madeline Coburn, according to NBC News.
He has also contacted four presidents and other government officials in hopes of resolving the issue to no avail.
“Here I am still stuck and no one can help,” he told the outlet. “I just want answers.”
He has tried to solve the problem many times. KSDK
The Social Security Administration told KSDK that its records are “highly accurate” and that of the 3 million deaths reported each year, “less than one-third of 1% are later corrected.”
“If someone suspects that they have been incorrectly listed as deceased on their Social Security record, they should contact their local Social Security office as soon as possible,” said a spokeswoman for the agency.
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