WHAT HEELS: CPR: Crassness-Perfidy-Rapacity
Several retired NYPD officers - many of whom were already collecting tax-free disability pensions equal to three-quarters of their salaries for on-the-job orthopedic injuries, - allegedly faked having post-traumatic stress disorder or other mental health issues to boost their Social Security benefits up to $3,500 more a month in addition to their disability pensions, reports the New York Post:
The case began two years ago when Social Security investigators on an unrelated corruption case noticed that one lawyer represented an inordinate number of retired cops filing Social Security claims, a source said. …
The probers compared the list of "mentally ill" retirees with a roster of ex-cops who were issued gun permits, a process in which a person has to swear he isn't taking any drugs for mental problems.
The comparison yielded between 12 and 24 hits of names on both lists, a source said.
Retired cops often seek to keep weapons permits so they can pick up extra money working private security.
So either the rapacious retirees are taking drugs for mental illness – which means they could not get gun permits – or they could get gun permits – which means they are not mentally ill. Either way, they (allegedly) committed fraud.
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