Ventura, CA – District Attorney Gregory D. Totten recently announced that Perry Adam Lieber of Santa Barbara pled guilty to felony workers’ compensation fraud under Insurance Code section 1871.4(a), admitting a special allegation that the theft totaled more than $100,000 in losses to the victims. During his guilty plea, Lieber admitted making false and material… [Read more]
Work Force & Human Resource News
NY Woman Caught Deadlifting After Claiming $19k in Workers’ Comp Benefits
Albany, NY – New York State Inspector General Letizia Tagliafierro recently announced the arrest of a former Verizon New York employee who allegedly lied to doctors about arm injuries to obtain more than $19,000 in workers’ compensation and company-provided benefits – while surveillance showed her exercising and lifting weights despite her claims of being unable… [Read more]
CA Attorney Arrested for $310,000 Workers’ Comp Fee Fraud Scheme
Orange, CA – The California Department of Insurance recently announced that Moses Luna of Newport Beach had been arrested on 20 felony counts of insurance fraud after allegedly billing 20 separate insurance companies for translation and interpreting services to collect over $310,000 in undeserved workers’ compensation fees. An investigation by the Department of Insurance and… [Read more]
CA Roof Company Owner Arraigned in $4 Million Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme
Ventura, CA – Judy Hein of Oxnard was recently arraigned on five felony counts of insurance fraud after allegedly underreporting payroll for her Simi Valley roofing business by over $4 million, resulting in more than a $2 million loss to the State Compensation Insurance Fund (State Fund). On December 19, 2018, the Department of Insurance… [Read more]
WA Interpreter Charged with Forging Signatures, Phony bills in $41K Scam
Pasco, WA – A Seattle woman faces felony theft charges in a complex scheme to overbill the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) more than $41,000 for language interpretation services in the Tri-Cities. Arraignment for Carla C. Moreno is set for Tuesday, Dec. 8, in Franklin County Superior Court on felony charges of… [Read more]
CA Labor-Contractor Charged with Denial of Benefits, Insurance Fraud
Ventura, CA – District Attorney Gregory D. Totten recently announced that Robert Zermeno Delara of Fillmore was arrested and charged with insurance fraud for allegedly denying his injured employees health and disability benefits to which they were entitled and failing to notify his insurance carriers of industrial injuries sustained by his employees. Delara is the… [Read more]
CT Man Charged with Workers’ Compensation Fraud, Larceny, Perjury
Rocky Hill, CT – An Ansonia man was recently arrested and charged with Workers’ Compensation fraud after an investigation found that he was working while collecting benefits for an injury that supposedly rendered him unable to work at his regular job. Joshua Good was arrested by Inspectors from the Workers’ Compensation Fraud Control Unit in… [Read more]
Ohio BWC to Administer $28 Million Air Quality Program for Senior Living Facilities
Columbus, OH – In the continuing battle to weaken COVID-19’s spread, the state of Ohio is offering $28 million in federal CARES (Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act dollars to reimburse facilities serving older Ohioans that invest in air quality and air flow improvements during the pandemic. “This program will improve the indoor air… [Read more]
14 People Charged in $22 Million CA Workers’ Compensation Fraud Scheme
Riverside, CA – The first of 14 defendants charged in three separate cases for their roles in a workers’ compensation re-training voucher fraud scheme that caused a loss to insurance carriers in excess of $22 million was recently arraigned, according to the District Attorney’s Office of Riverside County. The 14 defendants are charged with a… [Read more]
ASSP Enhances Its Popular Safety Podcast
Park Ridge, IL – The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) today posted the 50th episode of its popular safety podcast series, which has been renamed and enhanced to include a broader range of occupational safety and health topics to keep industry professionals informed. In its November installment, “The Case for Safety” discusses key workplace… [Read more]