Some former government employees are being forced to take a massive cut to their pensions years after retiring, because of what the organization in charge of calculating and administering the benefits says was a mistake that led to overpayments.

Alberta Pensions Services (APS), the government corporation that oversees the pensions of more than 330,000 Albertans, cut the monthly amounts for 22 pensioners and encouraged those retirees to sign a document agreeing not to talk about it.

Jay Kembhavi is risking a lot by deciding to Go Public.

"It's very intimidating. Big government going after you and basically threatening you," Kembhavi told Go Public.

The former Alberta provincial employee has been retired for five years. All that time, he's been receiving the defined benefit pension he was quoted while working for the provinceto her home near Toronto at public expense. (Twitter)

He's outraged that APS is saving money on the backs of those who can least afford it, and he suggests the pension corporation should look for ways to save money within the organization instead.

He points to a CBC News investigation that uncovered questionable expenses linked to Alberta Pensions Services' CEO Karen Adams.

The investigation found that Adams regularly commutes, at public expense, between her home in Ontario and the APS office in Edmonton, sometimes as many as five times a month.

The pension corporation responded to the story by saying Adams's travel expenses are part of her contract and she was hired "with the full understanding" that her husband and two children would remain in Ontario.

Alberta Pensions Services denies the pension cuts