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Ohio State Agencies Share Data to Nab Workers’ Comp Cheat

September 25, 2016 - WorkCompWire

Columbus, OH – A Columbus man who worked two jobs while collecting injured workers’ benefits must pay the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation $6,000 in restitution and investigative costs and serve five years probation, a judge ruled Tuesday in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas.

Dion S. Hopson, 43, pleaded guilty Sept. 20 to workers’ compensation fraud, a first-degree misdemeanor. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail, which was suspended in exchange for five years community control. Hopson also was ordered to pay $5,000 in restitution to BWC and $1,000 in investigative costs. He must pay $100 per month to stay in good standing with community control, which will terminate once restitution has been paid.

BWC’s Special Investigations Department started looking at Hopson after a cross-match query with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services revealed two employers were paying Hopson wages in 2014 and 2015. SID found Hopson was simultaneously receiving Temporary Total Disability benefits from BWC.

Source: Ohio BWC

Filed Under: Industry News, Top Stories, Work Force & Human Resource News, Workers' Compensation

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