State officials say the Department of Labor has been expanding efforts to uncover employer fraud within the construction industry. The efforts will help identify employers who are paying workers under the table, intentionally misclassifying workers as independent contractors and who …
A Ohio man was ordered to repay more than $14,000 in connection with improperly receiving workplace injury benefits. Michael D. Madigan pleaded guilty May 8 in Franklin County Municipal Court to workers’ compensation fraud, a first-degree misdemeanor. “Workers’ compensation fraud …
A Ohio man was ordered to repay more than $22,000 in connection with improperly receiving workplace injury benefits. Gerald Whitacre pleaded guilty May 15 in Franklin County Court of Common Pleas to one count of workers’ compensation fraud, a fifth-degree …
A former Los Angeles Unified School District police officer, Pedro Plascencia, was arrested last month for workers’ compensation fraud. He was charged with presenting a false material statement, concealment, and perjury for attempting to defraud the insurance company by exaggerating …
A Travis County grand jury indicted a San Antonio, Texas, man on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges, according to an announcement by Texas Mutual Insurance Company. Robbie Moore allegedly obtained $5,503 in workers’ compensation benefits he was not entitled to. Moore …
Three defendants from Tacoma, East Wenatchee and Idaho have been sentenced for cheating the Washington state system that helps injured workers. In three unrelated cases, the offenders each pleaded guilty to felony theft for stealing workers’ compensation benefits from the …
A Louisiana man has pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud after illegally obtaining grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and making false statements on workers compensation forms. U.S. Stephanie A. Finley said 57-year-old Curtis Roller pleaded guilty …
Chip Kyle Bolton, a resident of Arizona who formerly lived in Salinas, Calif., received a maximum sentence to prison for eight years and eight months. The sentence followed a verdict by jury in April 2014 where Bolton was convicted of …
A Ohio man was ordered to repay more than $9,000 in connection with working while receiving workplace injury benefits. Jack Barker pleaded guilty April 21 in Franklin County Court of Common Pleas to one count of workers’ compensation fraud and …
A former police officer accused of rocking out on stage as the lead singer of a metal band called Cousin Sleaze while he claimed he couldn’t work because of an arm injury pleaded guilty to fraud on Tuesday. Christopher Inserra …