Huge 9/11 Fraud Case Accuses
Retired New York
Cops, Firefighters
By AARON KATERSKY | ABC News
Scores of retired New York City police, fire and
corrections officers were arrested today in a crackdown on disability fraud
stemming from the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
The fraud cost taxpayers millions of dollars, prosecutors claim.
The Manhattan
district attorney's office accuses the retired workers, along with their
lawyers and doctors, of faking work-related stress, including feigned
psychiatric disorders related to 9/11.
Among those busted today was John Minerva,
the disability consultant for the Detectives Endowment Association, officials
said.
Today's arrests cap a two year
investigation, aided by federal investigators, the city's Department of Investigation
and the NYPD's Internal Affairs Bureau.
The alleged fraud cost taxpayers hundreds
of millions of dollars in improper Social Security
benefits.
None of the accused actually suffered from
debilitating stress, officials claim. Many were caught working after
retirement, a violation of disability benefits.
And some of the retired officers retained
their gun permits. Retired officers cannot possess guns if they are being
treated for stress.
The 9/11 attacks took a heavy toll on the
city's cops, called "New York's
Finest," and firefighters, dubbed "New York's Bravest." The casualty count
from the terror attacks included 23 police officers and 343 firefighters.
Most of the arrests in the fraud sweep
took place in the city, with others being busted in Florida
and elsewhere in New York
State.
It was the second 9/11 scam to be revealed
this week. On Monday, two New Jersey
men pleaded guilty to raising and keeping $50,000 for a Sept. 11 charity that
was supposed to help families who lost loved one in the catastrophe.
Thomas Scalgione and Mark Niemczyk never
gave any of the more than $50,000 in proceeds to the victims' families or to
charities as promised, they told the court.
Social Security
James
Roosevelt Jr. was the associate commissioner for the Social
Security Administration, and is a governor at the Roosevelt Institute.
Note: Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Roosevelt
Institute, the Harlem Children's Zone,
the Brookings Institution (think tank), Human Rights First, and the Committee
for Economic Development.
George Soros
is the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open
Society, was an investor in Catalist, a
supporter for America Coming Together, and a
benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone.
Harold M.
Ickes is the president for Catalist, the
president for Priorities USA Action, was an organizer
for America Coming Together, and an organizer
for the September Fund.
Priorities
USA Action was a super PAC supporting the 2012 Barack
Obama presidential campaign.
September Fund
Mission Statement
What Is It? The September Fund was
established as a living memorial to the brave police, fire and EMT workers who
perished on September 11, 2001.
Maurice
R. Greenberg was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone,
is a director at the National September 11
Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center, and a director at
the Police Athletic League of New York City.
Michael
R. Bloomberg was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone,
the New York (NY) mayor, his accountant is Martin J.
Geller, is a Quadrangle Group LLC
client, the chairman for the National September 11
Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center, and a friend of Steven L. Rattner.
Martin
J. Geller is Michael R. Bloomberg’s accountant,
and a director at the New York Police & Fire
Widows' & Children's Benefit Fund.
Investment Firm Agrees to Settle
Kickback Inquiry
By LOUISE STORY
Published: April 15, 2010
But Quadrangle issued an unusual public
rebuke to its founder, who left the firm to lead the Obama administration’s
rescue of General Motors and Chrysler.
“We wholly disavow the conduct engaged in
by Steve Rattner,” Quadrangle said.
Judith Rodin
is a director at the National September 11
Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center, and an honorary
trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Steven
L. Rattner is a friend of Michael R. Bloomberg,
was a trustee at the Brookings Institution
(think tank), and a managing principal for the Quadrangle
Group LLC.
Joshua
L. Steiner was the co-president for the Quadrangle
Group LLC, and a managing director for Lazard
Freres & Co. LLC.
Joshua
Gotbaum was an investment banker for Lazard Freres & Co.
LLC, the CEO for the September 11th Fund,
and is a director at the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation.
Franklin
A. Thomas is the chairman for the September 11th Fund,
and was the deputy commissioner for the New York City Police
Department.
Los
Angeles Fire and Police Pension System was an investor in the Quadrangle Group LLC.
Andrew
Herenstein was a managing principal at the Quadrangle
Group LLC, and a director at Lazard Freres & Co.
LLC.
Michael
Weinstock is a managing principal at the Quadrangle
Group LLC, and was a managing director for Lazard
Freres & Co. LLC.
Peter R.
Ezersky is a managing principal for the Quadrangle
Group LLC, and was a managing director for Lazard
Freres & Co. LLC.
Michael
A. Huber is the president for Quadrangle Group LLC,
and was a VP for the Lazard Freres & Co.
LLC.
Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is a senior managing
director for Lazard Freres & Co. LLC, Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle, an honorary trustee at the
Brookings Institution (think tank), a
director at the American Friends of Bilderberg
(think tank) and a 2008 Bilderberg conference
participant (think tank).
Valerie
B. Jarrett is Vernon E. Jordan Jr’s great niece, the senior adviser for the Barack Obama administration, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Commercial Club of Chicago, Members Directory
A-Z (Past Research)
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Cyrus
F. Freidheim Jr. is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago,
and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution
(think tank).
Lee H.
Hamilton is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution
(think tank), and a member of the Homeland
Security Advisory Council.
Kenneth
Canterbury is a member of the Homeland Security Advisory
Council, and the president of the Fraternal
Order of Police.
Chuck
Wexler is a member of the Homeland Security Advisory
Council, and an executive director for the Police
Executive Research Forum.
Harold H. Koh
was a trustee at the Brookings Institution
(think tank), the State Department legal adviser for the Barack Obama administration, and a director at Human Rights First.
Kenneth
R. Feinberg is a director at Human Rights First,
the victim compensation administrator for the 2010 Gulf of
Mexico oil spill, was the administrator of victim payments for the 2012 Aurora (CO) theater shootings, and the special master September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001.
Mark A.
Angelson is a director at Human Rights First,
and was a partner at Sidley Austin LLP.
R. Eden
Martin is counsel at Sidley Austin LLP,
and the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Newton N.
Minow is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago,
and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle
Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama
was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
International
Association of Fire Fighters was a contributor for the 2013 Barack
Obama inaugural committee.
Sidley
Austin LLP was the lobby firm for the Fireman's Fund Insurance Company.
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company
History
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company was
founded in 1863 in San Francisco.
Its name reflects its founding mission in which 10 percent of profits were paid
to the widows and orphans of fallen firefighters.
W.
James McNerney Jr. is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago,
and the chairman & president & CEO for the Boeing Company.
Barbara
G. Fast was a VP at the Boeing Company,
and a VP for the CGI Group Inc.
CGI
Group Inc. was the Obamacare
contractor that developed Healthcare.gov web site.
Obamacare
is Barack Obama’s signature policy initiative.
Donna S.
Morea was the EVP for the CGI Group Inc.,
and a trustee at the Committee for Economic
Development.
Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee
for Economic Development, and the Roosevelt
Institute.
George Soros
is the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open
Society.
Samuel
A. DiPiazza Jr. was a trustee at the Committee for Economic
Development, and is a director at the National
September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center.
Peter G.
Peterson is a trustee at the Committee for Economic
Development, and a director at the National
September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center.
James
Roosevelt Jr. is a governor at the Roosevelt Institute,
and was the associate commissioner for the Social Security
Administration.
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