QUEENSBURY -- A retired New
York City police officer who was living in Queensbury was one of 106 people
arrested recently on felony charges related to alleged disability fraud,
officials said.
Robert Morrissey, 59, of Nelson
Road, was charged with second-degree grand larceny, a felony, and misdemeanor
criminal facilitation, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
He was one of 106 former New
York City police officers and firefighters accused of lying about psychiatric conditions
to get Social Security Disability Insurance benefits to which they weren’t
entitled.
Many of those who were charged
were accused of lying about their involvement in the response to the Sept. 11,
2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, though it was unclear if
Morrissey’s case stemmed from that situation.
He is accused of receiving more
than $50,000 in benefits to which he wasn’t entitled.
State Police from Queensbury
assisted New York Police in locating Morrissey last week.
He was taken to New York City
for arraignment, and his release status was unavailable Monday.
