To prevent any gaming of the system, the claimant had to been on site for several hours. Two supporting documents were required to demonstrate attendance a WTC related site. (The Dutch first established Manhattan as a trading post in 1624.) The disability could be substantiated by either a Medical Doctor or through the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP). While the site name вЂFresh KillsвЂ™ may have seemed inappropriate, вЂKillsвЂ™ is derived from the Dutch for riverbed. Those with good memories will recall much of the Twin Tower debris was sorted at Fresh Kills, a landfill site on Staten Island.

To receive compensation, the victim had to prove a disability and their presence at Ground Zero or one the associated sites. The VCF was active in the early part of the decade and again from 2011 when it became apparent that many First Responders were exposed to toxic materials at Ground Zero and needed financial support to cover everyday expenses and medical bills. The aim was to provide the victims and First Responders with compensation and monies for medical treatment.

This is quite fitting for the following fraud story.ДЄfter the 9/11 attacks at the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York in 2001, the US Congress created the вЂVictims Compensation FundвЂ™. One of them, in a sign of exasperation is вЂњyou gotta be kidding meвЂќ. In one of early chapters, Ellis lists a number of expressions native New Yorkers will use. As guidebooks go, it is succinct and to the point. The title for this fraud story is inspired by David Ellis who was the author of the 1997 edition of the вЂLonely PlanetвЂ™ Guide to New York, USA.

You gotta be kidding