Ex-NYPD musclehead pocketed $100K in disability while competing in weightlifting competitions: AG
A former NYPD cop pocketed more than $100,000 in state disability benefits — while running a training business and posting weightlifting videos online, state prosecutors said. Raymond Phillips, 40, of Huntington, put in for disability in 2018, claiming he hurt his arm while weightlifting and couldn’t work — but kept posting workout pics and videos on Facebook and Instagram, and even took part in weightlifting competitions, state Attorney General Letitia James said.
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A former NYPD cop pocketed more than $100,000 in state disability benefits — while running a training business and posting weightlifting videos online, state prosecutors said. Raymond Phillips, 40, of Huntington, put in for disability in 2018, claiming he hurt his arm while weightlifting and couldn’t work — but kept posting workout pics and videos on Facebook and Instagram, and even took part in weightlifting competitions, state Attorney General Letitia James said. “Raymond Phillips shamelessly collected benefits meant for disabled New Yorkers while boasting his weightlifting achievements on social media,” James said in a statement. “My office has no tolerance for fraudsters who cheat the system and steal from programs that are a lifeline for New Yorkers in need,” she said.
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- A former NYPD cop pocketed more than $100,000 in state disability benefits — while running a training business and posting weightlifting videos online, state prosecutors said. Raymond Phillips, 40, of Huntington, put in for disability in 2018, claiming he hurt his arm while weightlifting and couldn’t work — but kept posting workout pics and videos on Facebook and Instagram, and even took part in weightlifting competitions, state Attorney General Letitia James said.
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Ex-NYPD musclehead pocketed $100K in disability while competing in weightlifting competitions: AG
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