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14th ex-LIRR worker pleads guilty in fraud disability

Originally published: January 9, 2013 1:35 PM
Updated: January 9, 2013 7:58 PM
By JOHN RILEY  john.riley@newsday.com

A file photo of the LIRR tracks near

Photo credit: Charles Eckert | A file photo of the LIRR tracks near the Jay switching station on the west side of Jamaica train station. (Sept. 30, 2011)

Another former Long Island Rail Road worker pleaded guilty Wednesday to filing a fraudulent application for disability benefits, bringing to 14 the number of retirees who have admitted being part of what federal prosecutors say was a massive scam.

Former LIRR station ticket attendant Daniel Denis, 60, of East Rockaway, faces up to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to four counts of...

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