Recovery of Overpayments

If you make a willfully false statement on or related to your application or furnish fraudulent information or proof material to your claim, benefits not vested under this Plan may be denied, suspended, or discontinued. The Trustees have the right to recover any benefit payments made in reliance on any willfully false or fraudulent statement, information, or proof submitted by you (including withholding of material fact) plus interest and costs, without limitation by recovery through offset or benefit payments as permitted by this Plan.

If the Trustees determine that you (or your beneficiary) have received amounts from the Plan in error, the Trustees may offset such amounts against any lump sum payments due and/or reduce any pension payments due by up to 25% of the corrected monthly pension amount until the entire amount of any overpayment is recovered by the Plan in addition to or in lieu of pursuing collection though other means.