By Alfonso A. Castillo, Newsday; October 28, 2018
The federal agency at the center of the LIRR disability scandal that surfaced 10 years ago has made little attempt to recover tens of millions of dollars it was owed from the conviction of dozens of defendants on fraud charges, according to the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board’s internal watchdog.
Martin Dickman, inspector general for the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, or USRRB, said that of nearly $155 million in court-ordered restitution related to dozens of convictions — five years ago on fraud charges stemming from the scam — the board has only collected about $1.6 million.
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