Social Security Court dismisses appeal; recipient of pension via fraud must repay regardless of employer's role.

The Supreme Court dismissed the applicant's cassation appeal regarding the return of an improperly paid early pension. The applicant, who had been employed until late 1995, received a pension starting January 1996 after a formal dismissal that the court found to be a sham designed to facilitate early retirement. The court ruled that the applicant, having knowingly obtained the benefit through false documents or conscious deception, bears the primary obligation to repay the funds. Consequently, the applicant cannot use the employer's alleged role in the payment process as a defense against the statutory duty to return the nontitled benefit.