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A Bayview Nursing Home nurse who gave morphine instead of a prescribed muscle relaxant to a wheelchair-bound resident two years ago — and then tried to cover up the error — was indicted on felony charges last week, according to the state Attorney General’s office.
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By Tom Jordan
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9/10/14
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Michael Costanza, 60, of North Merrick, a retired Long Island Rail Road transportation manager and former North Merrick Fire Department commissioner, was sentenced Tuesday to a three-year term in federal prison for making fraudulent disability claims and collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars in undeserved government benefits.
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By Brian Racow
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6/4/14
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I ran for governor against Eliot Spitzer in 2006 on a platform to cap property taxes. He won. It was a painful experience, but it laid the groundwork . . .
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5/1/14
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Robert Ellensohn’s decision to pretend that he had become disabled working for the Long Island Rail Road and retire on a disability pension was an “aberrant” mistake in the life of an otherwise exemplary man, Ellensohn’s lawyer, David Jacobs, told a federal judge last Friday as the judge prepared to sentence Ellensohn for multiple felonies.
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Brian Racow
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3/12/14
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Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced the arrests of nine people on Tuesday following the investigation of a Suffolk County nursing home that uncovered "an extensive pattern of resident …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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2/11/14
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Nassau County Legislator Kevan Abrahams (D-Freeport), in conjunction with the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce, would like to inform local retailers of a credit card scam recently attempted at …
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2/6/14
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Jena Sowinski pleaded guilty last Thursday to filing a fraudulent claim with the Federal Emergency Management Agency for disaster assistance funds after Hurricane Sandy. FEMA paid her more than $18,000 for rental assistance and personal property damage between December 2012 and May 2013.
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By Brian Racow
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1/29/14
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A Valley Stream man who is a retired New York City police officer has been charged with joining three others in organizing a Social Security disability scheme that prompted 80 retired city firefighters and police officers to lie about their mental conditions and fake symptoms to obtain benefits to which they were not entitled, Manhattan prosecutors said on Jan 7.
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By Howard Schwach
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1/15/14
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A Rockville Centre man and an East meadow woman, along with a man from Holtsville, were convicted yesterday in federal court for their roles in the massive LIRR disability fraud scheme.
Peter …
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By Alex Costello
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8/15/13
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A Rockville Centre man and an East Meadow woman, along with a man from Holtsville, were convicted yesterday in federal court for their roles in the massive LIRR disability fraud scheme.
Peter …
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By Alex Costello
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8/7/13
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