This Deep Dive addresses requests made by a staged accident coalition in NY to the U.S. Attorneys for the Eastern District of New York (EDNY) and the Southern District of New York (SDNY), respectfully urging both offices to prioritize enforcement against organized schemes involving staged or fabricated construction-site accidents. The coalition representing New York's business, construction, and insurance communities claims that a profit-driven conspiracy, potentially involving organized crime, is fabricating falls and utilizing unnecessary medical procedures to inflate damages under New York Labor Law, leading to drastically increased insurance costs. The letters request specific actions, including deploying racketeering and fraud theories, formalizing joint task forces with federal and state partners, and using data-driven subpoenas to investigate referral networks.

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