workers’ compensation fraud News

Former NFL Player Charged With Insurance Fraud

A former National Football League linebacker is facing charges for what prosecutors say was a $1.5 million scheme to defraud a Sacramento insurance company. The U.S. attorney’s office said Friday that 42-year-old Marcus Buckley, who played seven seasons for the …

Ohio Truck Driver Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud

An Ohio man was sentenced for working as a truck driver while receiving funds from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) for a prior workplace injury. Mark Wasko was sentenced March 26 and ordered to repay more than $8,600 …

Counterfeit Workers’ Comp Insurance Leave Injured Workers Without Benefits

The California Department of Insurance (CDI) arrested Robinson Yang, 44, Roland Yang, 43, and Sotheany “Teny” Hul, 42, of Diamond Bar on multiple counts of theft, fraud and forgery. The three suspects are accused of producing and selling hundreds of …

Oklahoma Attorney General Files Workers’ Comp Charges on Agent

Eight felony charges have been filed against an Oklahoma City insurance agent accused of fraudulently obtaining workers’ compensation policies. Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s office filed the charges on Friday against 27-year-old Fernando Espinoza. Espinoza is accused of making false or …

Ohio Truck Driver Ordered to Pay $60,000 for Workers’ Comp Fraud

An Ohio man was sentenced for working as a truck driver while receiving Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) funds for a prior workplace injury. Ricky Davis was ordered to repay more than $57,000 he improperly collected from the BWC. …

Oklahoma Co-Workers Charged with Workers’ Compensation Fraud

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s Workers’ Compensation Fraud Unit has filed charges against three co-workers from Tulsa. Andrew Ozias, 21, Joshua Duckworth, 24, and Nathaniel McAlexander, 35, were each charged with one count of workers’ compensation fraud. All three allegedly …

Ohio Truck Driver Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud

An Ohio man was sentenced for continuing to work as a truck driver while receiving workers’ compensation benefits for a prior workplace injury. James Lee was sentenced in the Summit County Court of Common Pleas and must repay close to …

Texas Man Indicted in Premium Fraud Case

A Travis County grand jury indicted an Irving man on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges, according to Texas Mutual Insurance Company. Harold E. Jenkins, owner of CTJ Maintenance, Inc., obtained workers’ compensation coverage through Texas Mutual from Aug. 26, 2006, to …

Washington Couple Must Reimburse State $224K for Workers’ Comp Fraud

A Tacoma, Wash., couple received jail time and will have to reimburse the state more than $200,000 after they both filed fraudulent workers’ compensation claims in 2009. Jaime Beroth, 63, and her husband Lawrence Beroth, 67, were sentenced this week …

New York Cop in Band Faked Injury

A New York police officer who was moonlighting as a member of a punk rock band has been accused of disability fraud. Federal prosecutors announced the charges against Christopher Inserra on Tuesday. A criminal complaint says Inserra falsely claimed that …