60 Minutes uncovers how the federal disability system is being GAMED

CBS ^ | October 6th, 2013 | CBS

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Bump for the gravy train.

[Dryman]

Why is Pfizer sponsoring clip at the link?

Thanks for posting.

[OKSooner]

" Watched this segment of 60 Minutes that came on after the football game and wondered what CBS was up to by exposing government fraud and waste as this clearly was not approved by the regime! "

It gives Tom Coburn something to do to look conservative in exchange for his support of zerocare.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

The trend is increasing. Up and to the right in the number of successful applicants in the past six or seven years.

[count-your-change]

I watched the segment and can only say “so what?” If billions of dollars can be dumped around the world on thugs and thieves why not a few billion on Americans whose jobs have ended in this broken economy?

[count-your-change]

But he did have the perfect solution...it should be debated.
Ah...now there’s the fix....debate it!

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

The federal government has no business providing income to the unfortunate.

"I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents." --James Madison

[KeyLargo]

Once authorities start arresting these scammers for disability fraud then we will see some drop in bogus claims.

LIRR disability applications down nearly 50%

Originally published: October 5, 2013 7:45 PM
Updated: October 5, 2013 9:49 PM
By ALFONSO A. CASTILLO alfonso.castillo@newsday.com

(March 21, 2013)

Authorities describe $1-billion fraud scheme for which 11 LIRR disability fraud

Two of the LIRR’s Metro Mini Maids greet LIRR trains and commuters through the years One-time conductor and LIRR union official Joseph Rutigliano, LIRR workers arrested in disability scheme test only for sequence Recent LI mug shots
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Text of board’s ruling

The number of retiring Long Island Rail Road employees applying for disability benefits dropped nearly 50 percent last year from 2011 — the year that federal prosecutors started going after former LIRR workers on fraud charges, federal statistics show.

According to U.S. Railroad Retirement Board figures, 90 LIRR retirees sought federal disability benefits in 2012 — a 46 percent decline from 2011, when 167 people applied.

“Guys are terrified,” said one LIRR union leader who declined to be identified. “When they started seeing guys go to prison, they said, ‘It’s not worth it.’ “

http://www.newsday.com/long-island/lirr-disability-applications-down-nearly-50-1.6204596

[sarge83]

Many moons ago I was an SSI investigator aka claims rep. and what you have posted is spot on. Young healthy men and women coming in to file for disability and you ask what was wrong with them? “I got bad nerves...” If I could disqualify them based on income they were toast. Otherwise it went to the medicos and dept. of determinations and out of my hands.

And you could bet the house payment, if a couple came in and one got approved within 6 months the other would be in with similar ailments. Huge scam!

I can take you to families in my county that are generational SSI recipients who have NEVER worked a day in their lives.

After about a year the office manager came in and informed us we needed far more people on social security programs and that we were going to start advertising. At that point I quit and went to grad school. I decided I was playing for the wrong team.