Gothamist: LIRR Disability Investigation Prompts Feds to Raid Office

NannyState

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:20:14 -0500

"90-97% of LIRR employees were applying for--and receiving--disability benefits upon retirement since 2000..." So what was the first clue to the USRRB?

KosherPickle

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:15:13 -0500

im not surprised.corruption is in the dictionary under new york state

Pull My Finger

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:21:44 -0500

Lock up all those over paid bastards. Fu&k them all.

fugothamist

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:27:32 -0500

f*cking unions

brooklynbs

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:17:24 -0500

End result of all of this: More home foreclosures on Long Island. Gonna buy me a house and move to the burbs!

longacre

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:52:03 -0500

I don't understand why the USRRB and MTA were allowed to participate in the raid. Isn't it possible, if not likely, that they were involved?

miz coaster

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:22:46 -0500

"Apparently on your last day, at the retirement party, they sign you up for disability. They must have had a disability booth right outside the hall." Brilliant! Meanwhile these crooks keep raising the prices on everything. I say, take away pensions altogether and let those people have a 401k like the rest of us.

Kojak

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:22:39 -0500

" it turns out the feds had been investigating the situation for the past six months." Amazing. The system actually works... sorta

Jen Chung

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:12:08 -0500

@rlb14 and @mrguy--thanks for pointing out those typos. Maybe if I had LIRR-style disability payments, I'd be on them.

Dirk

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:09:06 -0500

Jesus... what a bunch of crooks.

mrguy

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:04:09 -0500

is the editor of this piece on disability? "disability parents" " While the NY Times recently detailed how 90-97% of LIRR employees APPLIED for--and RECEIVED--disability benefits upon retirement since 2000, it turns out the feds had been investigating the situation for the past six months.

rlb14

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:03:59 -0500

Board was was raised by federal agents who are investigating possible fraud in disability parents to Long Island Rail Road retirees. maybe raiDed by federal agents... and paYMents to... although sticking them with disability PARENTS might be more interesting.

Big L

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:03:18 -0500

So was the office raised or raided? And what are disability parents?

Tgirl

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:00:43 -0500

we are being robbed blind every which way from sunday

FrankMartin

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:00:41 -0500

This is sickening, Although given how well they get the trains to run you might argue they are mentally disabled. I might believe it!

ides_of_march

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:55:36 -0500

Good start.