New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the arrest and indictment of Raymond Phillips, 40, of Huntington, Suffolk County, for allegedly fraudulently collecting more than $100,000 in Social Security disability benefits, according to an official announcement from the Office of the New York Attorney General (OAG).
According to the announcement, Phillips submitted paperwork to the New York Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) in August 2018 claiming he had sustained serious injuries to his dominant arm from weightlifting and was physically incapable of working or performing most routine daily activities. The Social Security Administration (SSA) approved his disability benefits application in May 2021, retroactive to 2018. From May 2021 through December 2024, Phillips collected $100,000 in disability benefits based on those claims.
