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Friday, April 13, 2018

Former NYPD cops busted for $1.4M disability fraud

Three former New York City cops were busted Wednesday and charged with ripping off the federal government with $1.4 million in false disability claims.

One of the ex-cops, Gerard Scparta, 53, stands accused of stealing $638,000 from the Social Security Administration over two decades with fake claims that he suffered from depression and anxiety.

In reality, he was earning big bucks — as much as $1.6 million between 2004 and last year — as a security guard and host at an unnamed strip club, the feds said.

Scparta, of Campbell Hall, NY, was allegedly helped by a co-worker, who is now cooperating, and crooked lawyer, who has also pleaded guilty.

His case stems from a New York state case that nabbed more than 100 retired NYPD officers and firefighters who raked in millions with the help of disability consultant Thomas Hale.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

"In reality, he was earning big bucks — as much as $1.6 million between 2004 and last year — as a security guard and host at an unnamed strip club, the feds said."

That is how I relieve my depression and anxiety by going to strip clubs. So he was smart got paid to go to the strip club plus collected disability. Could have been doctors orders.