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Feds: 11 charged in LIRR disability scheme

Originally published: October 27, 2011 8:52 AM
Updated: October 27, 2011 11:53 PM
By ALFONSO A. CASTILLO, MATTHEW CHAYES, ANTHONY M. DESTEFANO, KEITH HERBERT, TANIA LOPEZ, VICTOR MANUEL RAMOS, JOHN RILEY, OLIVIA WINSLOW AND JOHN VALENTI lidesk@newsday.com

Authorities describe $1-billion fraud scheme for which 11

Authorities describe $1-billion fraud scheme for which 11 LIRR employees have been charged. Videojournalist: Craig Ruttle (Oct. 27, 2011) (October 27, 2011 6:27 PM)

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Federal prosecutors yesterday outlined a massive decadelong scheme to collect on hundreds of phony Long Island Rail Road disability claims worth as much as $1 billion and lodged criminal charges against two Long Island doctors and seven former transit workers.

Although only seven former LIRR employees were charged, the FBI said the investigation was continuing and warned the disability payments...

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