RonPaulFanInGA
04-28-2014, 10:31 AM
http://nypost.com/2014/04/27/troopers-widow-fights-for-denied-lifetime-benefits/
On Dec. 7, 2009, New York State Police narcotics investigator Richard O’Brien fell off a ladder while fixing his mother’s roof.
He lived for only three more hours after the fall — but in that brief time, fellow troopers tried to have him retired on disability.
Now, Stephanie O’Brien, his widow, is fighting in court, saying a faulty fax machine and a measly seven minutes mean she and the couple’s daughter would get a $342,000 death payout — rather than lifetime benefits that could total in the millions.
The case is the first involving an officer filing for a disability retirement on the day of his death, lawyers said.
While he laid dying, his wife and company schemed to milk the taxpayers.
On Dec. 7, 2009, New York State Police narcotics investigator Richard O’Brien fell off a ladder while fixing his mother’s roof.
He lived for only three more hours after the fall — but in that brief time, fellow troopers tried to have him retired on disability.
Now, Stephanie O’Brien, his widow, is fighting in court, saying a faulty fax machine and a measly seven minutes mean she and the couple’s daughter would get a $342,000 death payout — rather than lifetime benefits that could total in the millions.
The case is the first involving an officer filing for a disability retirement on the day of his death, lawyers said.
While he laid dying, his wife and company schemed to milk the taxpayers.