An Ohio woman pleaded guilty to fraud after her name appeared in a cross match of data shared by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) and the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, indicating she was breaking the …
An Ohio man must repay more than $30,000 after he was discovered working as a real estate agent while collecting injured worker benefits. Greg Robinson pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud after an investigation by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ …
Eight individuals were convicted of or pleaded guilty to charges related to defrauding Ohio’s workers’ compensation system in February, announced the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Administrator. A sampling of cases that resulted in a guilty plea or conviction …
A Ohio man has been sentenced for fraud following an Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) investigation that revealed his work as a chef while receiving workers’ compensation benefits. Jean-Michel Matos must repay $17,188.86 he collected while working and simultaneously …
Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced seven individuals were convicted of or pleaded guilty to charges related to defrauding Ohio’s workers’ compensation system during the month of January. The court actions are the result of investigations conducted by BWC’s …
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) awarded 10 businesses safety intervention grants totaling more than $207,000 during November to make Ohio workplaces safer. BWC designed the Safety Intervention Grant Program to assist Ohio employers in reducing illness and injuries, …
An Ohio man who used deception to obtain narcotic prescriptions was sentenced this week in a Franklin County courtroom. Thomas McAllister had a valid claim for a workplace injury with the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) but was found …