Columbus, OH – Ronald Maiden, of Eastlake (Lake County), pleaded guilty Dec. 9 in Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas to one count of workers’ compensation fraud, a first-degree misdemeanor.
BWC received an internal allegation from the agency’s intelligence unit that a cross-match of data from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services found that wages were reported for Maiden.
BWC’s fraud investigators examined employment and bank records, and confirmed that Maiden was employed as a car salesperson/manager while receiving temporary total disability benefits. Injured workers are not permitted to work while receiving this type of benefit.
Maiden paid $2,599.05 in restitution to BWC on Dec. 9, and was fined $250 plus court costs.
Source: Ohio BWC