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Douglas Grensted abandoned his wife Barbara and daughters Beth and Lynne when he faked his death after leaving for a hunting trip in 1968 in Grover Beach, California. (Photo courtesy Lynne Grensted Thurston)

Douglas Grensted’s kids hit with $100,000 Social Security bill after ‘dead’ father turns up alive

In 1968, a 39-year-old funeral director named Douglas Grensted disappeared while on a hunting trip, leaving behind a wife and two young daughters. A decade later, he was declared legally dead, and Social Security paid his family about $100,000 in survivors' benefits. So imagine their shock when they discovered in 2016 that he had been alive all that time -- and not only that, the Social Security Administration wanted its money back.

December 26, 2018
In this Dec. 11, 2018, file photo, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. The White House on Sunday, Dec. 16, pushed the federal government closer to the brink of a partial shutdown later this week, digging in on its demand for $5 billion to build a border wall as congressional Democrats stood firm against it. Democratic congressional leaders, Schumer and Rep. Nancy Pelosi, have proposed no more than $1.6 billion, as outlined in a bipartisan Senate bill. The money would not go for the wall but for fencing upgrades and other border security. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Mick Mulvaney says Chuck Schumer given border wall counter-offer

The Trump administration has proposed a counter-offer between $5 billion and $1.3 billion to fund a border wall, also known as a "steel-slatted fence," but that may not be enough to stop the shutdown from spilling into the next Congress.

December 23, 2018