'Blind' Man Caught Driving Committed Disability Fraud

John Caltabiano said he lost his sight in an accident at a cement company in 2006 and applied for disability benefits.

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[bronxboi]

It's crazy how people that DON'T need it get it, but people that actually NEED that help can't

[LORDOFTHERINGSMUSIC]

Meanwhile, there's people whom wait a year to get disability and actually suffer day by day.

[reggiewilson]

people like him make it hard for the people who really need it

[erictaylor]

I know of a guy who was disabled and was on disability. He was charged with disability fraud and the state brought pictures and video of the guy working in his yard, shopping and other activities where he appeared to have no trouble getting around.
It looked like an open and shut case, until the guy came to court with the help of his identical twin brother.
It was his brother in all the pictures. His bother doing his yard work and his shopping for him because he couldn't do it.
The judge was pissed, saying that it was known the man had a twin brother, but they just assumed it was him.

[zeliawestcott]

This pisses me off my husband had 2 strokes with in 14 days apart, that left him paralyze on the right side and it took him 1 and 1/2 years to get on disability.

[Jon.......]

Maybe he is partially blind ... after all, he didn't see this coming!

[jenniferoviawe]

I love how the reporter was committed to her job after chasing him down on his own property. Going above and BEYOND.

[Doc]

I went Blind for 7 years.
I had to go through blind school in Seattle.
As a blind person, you know the layout of your house, how many steps from where you are to where you’re going.
Your “Stick” (Blind cane) gives you a LOT of feedback on the types of terrain, stairs, what’s around you.
Other than writing checks or reading your bills, you can function very independently.
Computer’s have programs in which it can read to you. Other computer programs allow you to speak to your computer and it’ll type whatever you want.
This idiot who claimed to be blind deserves prison with a mandatory blindfold until he’s released.

[perfectstudents]

All disability claims should be verified by doctors, physical therapists, and other specialists, not only once but periodically.

[paulachavez]

This shit makes me mad and upset cause i am a mother to a blind 11 year old boy. Im glad he got caught.

[zeusathena]

Twenty years ago I worked with a man, whose friend had a degenerative eye disease, that really did make him blind. To a certain extent that is. Because he passed his driver's test, & was considered legally blind. He was supposedly the only man in Kansas that could claim both, & they were proud of it. They said legally blind wasn't totally blind, & it could mean a lot of things.

[stuartbrown]

this goes on a lot in england, people on disability and living a good life with holidays abroad, nice cars etc etc. i had osteoarthritis in my left hip and suffered every day. i evan worked a ten hour shift as a cook in a carehome every saturday and sunday, struggling to walk and evan in more pain at the end of my shift. i applied for pip and was told that i need to come for a face to face interview, i decided to pull out and cancel my claim for pip as i was told by a couple of people that evan tho i'm struggling to walk, those pen pushers behind their desks would say but you can walk. so i wasn't willing to give them the satisfaction of turning me down for my request for help and the pip payment, i finally got my hip replacement as it was canceled twice due to covid and i'm so much better and able to walk with no pain and discomfort. there are so many people on disability milking the system and it's those corrupt disability cheats that spoil it for the genuine people. so glad these people in this video have been caught out and having to pay it all back, and rightly so as it's hard workers tax money....

[colthenderson]

I was born with several disabilities that keep me from standing or walking very long without immense pain and I keep getting denied for disability. This is disgusting.

[gypsytreasures]

One yr. In jail?
They should get 1 yr for every year they took disability!

[torriebrown]

This makes it so hard for ppl who need it to get it.

[theresehopkins]

I've been medically disabled for over 20 years. I found a job in the public transportation field. You just have to find something you can do. My salvation was driving! If you can drive... you can make a great income!! I make way more working... and the self-esteem you get from being a positive contribution to other peoples lives is priceless! 😊❤

[patkelly]

how did he get anything without having a eye doctor report

[suzannebaker]

It's people like that that ruin it for disabled people. My husband was disabled. It started out as crohns disease and progressed into numerous ailments. Disability denied him year after year and we lost everything, house, furniture, kids toys, you name it. When he went to his last disability hearing the judge asked him why he was so tan. My husband stated that because he could no longer drive that our doctor told him to get out to sit on the porch and get some sun for the benefits. People were watching him because they said he " looked " too healthy. He finally got his disability but it was too late. He had renal failure, adrenal gland failure, spinal deterioration, crohns disease, etc. By the time it was all said and done, my husband was in a hospital bed in the livingroom unable to wipe his own butt or shower without my assistance. Sadly he died april 18, 2013 just 3 days before his 37th birthday. Everyone thought that because he was such a big guy that he was faking it. My children are now without a father. The youngest were 5 and 7 at the time.

[vanessab.c.]

I remember I had a college professor who was legally blind. One time I was walking to the campus gym and I ran into him and he told me he was gonna get something from his car. He was parked in the disability area. I later asked him if he drove and he said he could not drive because he was blind. And I guess he sensed my confusion and he said, "My wife comes to school with me sometimes and she drives". And I was like oh!!!

[UhtredRagnarsson]

Social security fraud is a massive problem in the UK too. I personally know several people who are scamming the system. I'd just love to be an investigator.