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United States v. Rutigliano, Lesniewski, Baran

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided June 22, 2015No. 14-152(L), 14-759, 14-1339PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DENNIS JACOBS, Circuit Judge:

The Long Island Railroad (“LIRR”) pension plan allows employees with 20 years or more of service to retire at age 50 with a pension equal to half.of their pre-retirement income. Many LIRR employees doubled their pensions by making false disability claims to the Railroad Retirement Board (“RRB”) at the time of their planned retirement.

For their roles in criminally exploiting these overlapping benefits, defendants Joseph Rutigliano, a former LIRR conductor and president of the union local, Peter J. Lesniewski, an orthopedic physician, and Marie Baran, a former RRB…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. United States v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. United States v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  3. United States v. Rodriguez-MorenoSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  4. United States v. SalamehCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
  5. United States v. CabralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. United States v. Kirk Tang YukCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2018
  2. United States v. RutiglianoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2018
  3. United States v. SilverCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2017
  4. United States v. FinazzoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2017
  5. United States v. LangeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2016

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