Texas Mutual: Man Earned $10K a Week While Receiving Benefits

Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that the 331st Travis County District Court sentenced Richard Brooks of Buna on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges.

Brooks must serve five years’ deferred adjudication and repay $19,945 in benefits to Texas Mutual Insurance Company.

Brooks reported a job-related injury while working as a foreman for Boiler Services Inc. The Beaumont-based company specializes in construction and maintenance at refineries and petrochemical plants. Brooks claimed he was unable to work as a result of the injury. Texas Mutual Insurance Company began paying him income benefits.

Meanwhile, Texas Mutual Insurance Company uncovered evidence that Brooks had accepted a contract job working in Iraq. Brooks earned $10,000 a week.

Source: Texas Mutual Insurance Company, www.texasmutual.com

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November 19, 2007 at 2:53 am

N. Judge says:

The combat zone military pay exclusion applies only to members of the U.S. Armed Forces. Neither federal civilian employees nor civilian defense contractors deployed with U.S.... read more
November 19, 2007 at 11:54 am

wudchuck says:

here's the problem when u think about that contract of $10k@wk. if that was given for a work to be completed outside of the US, it's not accountable for income or taxes...if ... read more
November 19, 2007 at 11:18 am

lastbat says:

Of course my last statement didn't account for the fact that taxes aren't paid in a combat zone - depending on the contract. But you could also hook it up to passport use - i... read more

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