A Bethany, Okla., man who claimed he was injured on the job has been charged with workers’ compensation fraud. Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s office said Wednesday the charge was filed against Tony Azar. Prosecutors say Azar went to the Workers’ …
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 …
A Travis County court sentenced Henry Gomez on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges, reported Texas Mutual Insurance Co. Gomez paid $1,155 in restitution to Texas Mutual and was sentenced to seven months’ deferred adjudication. Gomez reported a job-related injury while working …
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’ …
A Youngstown, Ohio, man who pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud has been ordered to repay more than $6,000 or face jail time. William Vargas was receiving Living Maintenance Wage Loss benefits due to a workplace injury but was found …
The Virginia State Police (VSP) insurance fraud program just released their 2011 Annual Report, which shows the number of arrests for insurance fraud and other related crimes, such as arson and forgery increased eight percent over 2010. Since 1999, more …
A Florida construction company president was arrested on charges of falsifying payroll information to avoid workers’ compensation premiums, according to chief financial officer Jeff Atwater. Randall Morton Seltzer, president of Navarre Industries Inc., was charged with multiple felony counts, including …
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 …
A Travis County, Texas, district court sentenced Ronald (Ron) Rene Hernandez of Austin on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges, according to Texas Mutual Insurance Company. The court sentenced Hernandez to six years’ deferred adjudication and 100 hours of community service. It …