fraud or abuse"; unlike sister agency Metro-North Railroad, LIRR disability evidence was provided primarily by one of three doctors. In March 2010, the New York Attorney General's Office announced that LIRR had agreed to appoint an independent examiner and implement other reforms to address abuses of the occupational disability benefits by its retirees and to help ensure that benefits are available only to those who truly are disabled. Another additional 11 federal arrests occurred on October 27, 2011, including two doctors and a former union official. In September 2012, four LIRR retirees pleaded guilty to fraud. In February 2014, physician Peter J. Lesniewski was charged for providing "fraudulent medical narratives in support of the disability applications of at least 230 LIRR employees." See also Title 20 of the Code of Federal Regulations Pensions Retirement plans Social insurance Railroad Retirement Board Building References External links Railroad Retirement Board in the Federal Register How Railroad Retirement Works 1935 establishments in the United States Independent agencies of the United States government Medicare and Medicaid (United States) Retirement plans in the United States Retirement Board