Columbus, OH – Joshua Collmar, formerly of Barberton (Summit County), was sentenced for working while collecting workplace injury benefits.
BWC’s Special Investigations Department (SID) began investigating after receiving an allegation that Collmar was scrapping junk vehicles while collecting temporary total disability benefits. SID agents obtained evidence from scrap yards and interviewed customers, who verified that Collmar scrapped junk vehicles and was paid cash for his services.
Injured workers are not permitted to work while receiving temporary total disability benefits.
Collmar pleaded guilty Feb. 24 to one count of workers’ compensation fraud, a fifth-degree felony. He was sentenced to six months of incarceration and was credited for serving six months in jail. He’s currently serving a prison sentence until 2015 for an unrelated matter. The overpayment amount is $6,021.07.
Source: Ohio BWC