An orthopedic spinal surgeon from Valley Stream, accused of performing unnecessary procedures without medical justification, repeatedly placed "injured workers in danger" and should not regain his ability to file claims with the New York State Workers' Compensation Board, the agency and its attorneys contend in new court records.

The filings, which ask an upstate New York judge to reject an application by Dr. Joseph Weinstein that would allow him to continue seeking reimbursement for the treatment of injured workers, indicate for the first time that a criminal investigation has been launched in Brooklyn into allegations — outlined in several federal racketeering lawsuits — that lawyers, doctors and other individuals conspired to collect millions in insurance payouts for bogus accident cla

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