Calif. owners of painting & construction companies charged in alleged $5M comp scheme
The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office, along with the California Department of Insurance, announce that charges have been filed against multiple...
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Conn. woman accused of stealing $57K in comp benefits because of fake leg injury
A Newtown woman employed at New Fairfield’s Board of Education was charged Tuesday with illegally collecting more than $57,000 worth of...
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La. orthopedic surgeon pleads guilty to workers’ comp fraud
A Louisiana-based orthopedic surgeon has pleaded guilty to workers compensation fraud, according to the U.S. Justice Department. Robert Dale Bernauer Sr., MD, waived...
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Calif. man on disability claim filmed working, arraigned on fraud charges
Frank Simplicio, 45, of Porter Ranch, was arraigned on multiple felony counts of insurance fraud and perjury. A Department of Insurance...
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Comp fraud conviction blocks naturalization application, courts agree
A federal appeals court Wednesday upheld a district court’s ruling that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services did not err in...
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Mass. man who “rented” workers in comp fraud scheme sentenced
U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Dennis Alexander Barahona (38, Chelsea, Massachusetts) to 18 months in federal prison for...
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N.J. mail carrier allegedly made lied about ankle sprain to get comp benefits
A Union County, New Jersey, U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier made her initial court appearance today on charges of making...
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Woman charged with neglect to secure workers compensation
A woman on Tuesday was charged with neglecting to secure workers compensation for her employees. Laretta Shantell Bowers, 37, was charged...
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Man convicted of compensation fraud
Mohammad Naieem pleaded guilty in the Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 6 May to a single charge of fraudulently obtaining payments....
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Undercover operation leads to conviction of Calif. rice mill worker in comp fraud scheme
Brooke Gomez, 29, of Maxwell, was convicted and sentenced on one misdemeanor count of workers’ compensation insurance fraud after she claimed...
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