It has been a little over one year since federal prosecutors first charged 11 individuals in connection with what they alleged was a “massive” $1 billion disability insurance fraud scheme1 involving as many as 1,500 retired employees of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR).2 Although some defense lawyers have publicly suggested that the federal claims would not withstand scrutiny,3 the events since the first indictments make it clear that there certainly has been more than a minimal amount of disability insurance fraud involving LIRR retirees.
Consider that, to date, a total of 12 of the 32 people who have been charged have pleaded guilty and now face lengthy prison terms.4 Moreover, close to four dozen retirees reportedly are participating in a voluntary amnesty program under which they admitted wrongdoing.5
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