April 26, 2012 by Fred Hosier
The owners of a roofing business could face up to five years in prison if they’re found guilty of charges of workers’ comp insurance fraud.
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Tags: roofing, unfair business advantage, workers' comp fraud
April 17, 2012 by Fred Hosier
This is not your usual case of suspected workers’ comp fraud in which an injured worker is seen making repairs on his house or lifting children. Raphael “Noodle” Davis, a Los Angeles City firefighter, ran into trouble by moonlighting as a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter.
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Tags: moonlighting, The Noodle, workers' comp fraud
March 19, 2012 by Fred Hosier
The owner of a California roofing company will spend his nights in prison in connection with half-a-million dollars in workers’ comp insurance fraud. He’ll spend his days working to pay back the $510,000 he should have spent on insurance.
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Tags: roofing, worker fell off roof, workers' comp fraud
January 13, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Note to people receiving total disability benefits under workers’ comp: Don’t get caught horseback riding.
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Tags: horseback riding, U.S. Postal Service, workers' comp fraud
December 30, 2011 by Fred Hosier
A woman has been sentenced to prison in connection with workers’ comp fraud. The incident involved an alleged injury while the woman was traveling for business. She claimed she had been struck by a falling vase.
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Tags: sentenced to prison, struck by vase, workers' comp fraud
October 24, 2011 by Fred Hosier
The law caught up with a Toledo, OH, man who was captured on video working on a roofing job while receiving workers’ comp benefits.
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Tags: roofing, Video, workers' comp fraud
October 21, 2011 by Fred Hosier
When a business owner filed an insurance claim to collect benefits for the family of an employee killed in a wood chipper, state authorities discovered alleged fraud.
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Tags: tree trimming, wood-chipper death, workers' comp fraud
August 1, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Workers’ comp cheats can be caught, as this case — and video — show.
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Tags: neck injury, prison, torticollis, workers' comp fraud
June 20, 2011 by Fred Hosier

Two doctors and two of their employees have been indicted on charges involving an alleged $17 million in workers’ comp insurance overbilling. How does something like this happen?
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Tags: California, medical imaging, overbilling, sleep center, Workers' comp, workers' comp fraud
May 6, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Anonymous tips and video surveillance can pay off for companies in workers’ comp cases.
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Tags: permanent total disability, Video, workers' comp fraud
April 8, 2011 by Fred Hosier
No doubt about it: There’s workers’ comp fraud out there. But comp cheats do get caught.
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Tags: comp cheats get caught, double dip, New York, workers' comp fraud
August 6, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Oh, the difficult life of a workers’ comp fraud investigator, having to track down comp recipients who are scamming the system. It’s a tough job that includes visiting places such as … strip clubs?
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Tags: injured back, strip club, workers' comp fraud
June 22, 2010 by Fred Hosier
It’s not unusual for employees who claim they were injured on the job to get caught working or playing sports without the alleged effects of their injuries. In this case, the worker claimed he needed to use a wheelchair. But the worker was caught walking perfectly by …
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Tags: excavator, prison, workers' comp fraud
May 28, 2010 by Fred Hosier

How do you know that the worker who claims to have been injured on the job isn’t committing workers’ comp fraud?
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Tags: doctor shopping, red flags, workers' comp fraud
May 8, 2009 by Fred Hosier
California authorities have made massive allegations of workers’ comp fraud against an employer.
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Tags: insurance premiums, Petronella Roofing, workers' comp fraud