Helena, MT – Montana Attorney General Tim Fox recently announced that a Three Forks man charged with fraudulently collecting workers’ compensation benefits from the Montana State Fund has pled guilty. Antony H. Caruana pled guilty in District Court in Helena on October 16 to one count of theft related to fraudulently filing a workers’ compensation… [Read more]
Work Force & Human Resource News
VT Governor Scott Highlights Work to Reduce Injuries & Workers’ Comp Costs in Logging Sector
Montpelier, VT – Governor Phil Scott and representatives from the Department of Financial Regulation (DFR), Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation (FPR) and the Department of Labor (DOL) recently highlighted progress on the new Vermont Logger Safety and Workers’ Compensation Insurance Program, including a 15% workers’ compensation premium credit. “Innovative programs like the Vermont Logger… [Read more]
NY Mechanic Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud for Working While Receiving Benefits
Albany, NY – New York State Inspector General Letizia Tagliafierro recently announced the guilty plea of a Waterford mechanic who defrauded the Workers’ Compensation system and stole benefits to which he was not entitled by claiming he was not working due to an injury when he was actually working for a used car dealership in… [Read more]
Samuel Hale Joins CA Employer’s Fraud Task Force
Folsom, CA – Samuel Hale, LLC has joined the California-based organization, Employer’s Fraud Task Force to bring anti-fraud tools, solutions and resources to California employers. Workers’ compensation fraud is a big business, costing our nation $30 billion each year, according to estimates by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). California work comp fraud is estimated… [Read more]
Former MN Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $100,000 in Workers’ Comp Benefits
St. Paul, MN – United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald recently announced the guilty plea of Lisa Ann Schafer for stealing $108,490.47 in federal disability benefits. Schafer, who was charged via felony information on September 24, 2019, entered her guilty plea before Judge Eric C. Tostrud in U.S. District Court in St. Paul, Minnesota. According… [Read more]
Former LAPD Officer Charged with Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Los Angeles, CA – A former Los Angeles Police Department officer was recently arrested and charged with illegally collecting workers’ compensation insurance benefits before resigning in 2016, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced today. Michael Simon was charged with two felony counts of workers’ compensation insurance fraud and one felony count of grand… [Read more]
MA Cleaning Company Owner Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Jail for Insurance Fraud
Woburn, MA – Massachussetts Attorney General Maura Healey recently announced that the owner of a Malden-based cleaning company pleaded guilty and was sentenced to jail in connection with an insurance fraud scheme that involved worker misclassification. Marcello Pompa of Saugus pleaded guilty on Monday to Workers Compensation Insurance Fraud (5 counts) and Larceny Over $250… [Read more]
Texas Man Convicted of Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Austin, TX – Texas Mutual Insurance Company recently reported that a Travis County district court sentenced Joe D. Lozano, Sr. of Midland, Texas, on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. Lozano reported a job-related injury while working as an appliance repairman for A & A Appliance in Midland and claimed he was unable to work because of… [Read more]
Nearly $1 Million Owed to Ohio BWC in Employer Fraud Case
Columbus, OH – A northeast Ohio business owner owes the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation nearly $1 million in restitution following his conviction in Cleveland on workers’ compensation fraud charges. Robert E. Fitz, an attorney and owner of Action Maids residential cleaning company in Westlake, Ohio, pleaded guilty to a fourth-degree felony charge of workers’… [Read more]
Texas Mutual Commits $5 Million to Policyholders Affected by Tropical Storm Imelda
Austin, TX – Texas Mutual Insurance Company recently announced a grant of $5 million for policyholders affected by Tropical Storm Imelda, intended to support the recovery of business operations throughout the Gulf Coast region. The grant program was unanimously approved by the company’s Board of Directors. Grant applications will open October 7 for Texas Mutual… [Read more]