workers’ compensation fraud News

San Antonio Man Sentenced in Workers’ Comp Fraud

Travis County district court sentenced Anthony Coleman Garza of San Antonio on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges, according to an announcement by Texas Mutual Insurance Company. The court sentenced Garza to deferred adjudication, including two years probated, and ordered Garza to …

Claims Journal’s Top 10 Fraud Stories of 2013

From sophisticated, organized cargo theft rings to the dangerous rise in metal thefts, fraud continued to be a hot topic in 2013. These were the top ten fraud stories of 2013: 1) Claims Fraud: A Big Opportunity for Big Data …

Ohio Man Sold Guns While on Workers’ Comp

An Ohio man has repaid more than $26,000 to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) after investigators caught him on camera selling firearms out of his home while receiving workers’ comp benefits. Charles Newland pleaded guilty to fraud Dec. …

Rhode Island Woman Charged With Workers’ Comp Fraud to Pay $10K

A 76-year-old Providence, R.I., woman must pay $10,000 in restitution on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses for allegedly collecting workers’ compensation benefits while she was employed. The state attorney general and state labor department director said Wednesday …

Undercover Investigation Leads to Nine Arrests for Workers’ Comp Fraud in Florida

A two-day undercover operation in Manatee County focusing on unlicensed contractors that failed to provide workers’ compensation insurance, resulted in the arrests of nine men, according to CFO Jeff Atwater. The operation was conducted by the Florida Department of Financial …

Photographer Ordered to Repay More Than $60,000 in Workers’ Comp Benefits

An Ohio man was ordered to repay more than $60,000 to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) for working while receiving workers’ comp benefits. Elvin Hamilton pleaded guilty Nov. 22 to one count of workers’ compensation fraud, a fifth-degree …

Fake ID Used by Cincinnati Janitor to Gain Work While on Workers’ Comp

A Cincinnati, Ohio, man owes the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) more than $100,000 in workers’ compensation benefits he received while employed as a janitor, a job he got using a fake ID. John Monday, aka John Turner, pleaded …

Ohio Dump Truck Driver Repays More Than $19,000 in Workers’ Comp Benefits

An Ohio man was sentenced and repaid more than $19,000 to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) for working while receiving workers’ comp benefits. Harry Livingston pleaded guilty Oct. 31 to one count of workers’ compensation fraud, a fifth-degree …

Ohio Sales Broker Convicted of Workers’ Comp Fraud

An Ohio man pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud after investigators with the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Special Investigations Department (SID) found he was working while receiving benefits following a workplace injury. Richard Matt pleaded guilty in Franklin …

Ohio Man Convicted of Workers’ Comp Fraud

An Ohio man pleaded guilty of workers’ compensation fraud after investigators with the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Special Investigations Department (SID) found he was working while he was receiving benefits following a workplace injury. Eric Mariol pleaded guilty …