No, 80 NYPD/FDNY arrested, 6 from other public agencies. We are not told the professions of the other alleged fraudsters.
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Under the United States Social Security law, individuals are qualified as “disabled” and entitled to SSDI payments if they suffer from a disability that prevents them from assuming any job available to them in the national economy. The payment amount varies per recipient, but the average annual payment is approximately $30,000 to $50,000 for each recipient.
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As to the bolded part, no it isn’t. Average annual payment isn’t anywhere near that much. I’m 58 and have earned max SS wages for most of the last 35 years and my estimated SSDI would be under $30K a year. Doesn’t diminish the crime any. But when reporters make these kinds of simple to refute errors, you have to wonder about the rest of the story.
