(WNY News Now) – Marc Silverman Jr., a former New York City Department of Correction captain, pleaded guilty to felony charges after unlawfully collecting more than $200,000 in Social Security disability benefits while working full-time as a school bus driver.
NEW YORK — New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the conviction of Marc Silverman Jr., 57, of Staten Island, for fraudulently obtaining Social Security disability benefits. Silverman, who served as a captain with the New York City Department of Correction (NYC DOC) from 1990 to 2016, falsely claimed he was disabled in his 2020 application for Social Security benefits. Despite these claims, Silverman had been employed full-time as a special education school bus driver since 2017.
Silverman’s disability claim was approved by the Social Security Administration (SSA) in 2021, resulting in payments totaling approximately $212,000. Investigations revealed that Silverman submitted annual certifications to the New York State Department of Education confirming his physical ability to work as required for his bus driver license.
In Richmond County Court, Silverman pleaded guilty to Welfare Fraud in the Fourth Degree and Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree, both class E felonies. Under the plea agreement, he must complete 300 hours of community service by September 15 or face possible jail time.
The investigation was conducted with assistance from the Social Security Administration’s Office of the Inspector General, involving multiple agencies and led by the New York Attorney General’s Investigations Bureau. The prosecution was overseen by the Public Integrity Bureau within the Division for Criminal Justice.
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