Woman Sentenced for Workers' Comp Fraud

A Texas phlebotomist who claimed she could not work was sentenced to 18 months of deferred adjudication after she was convicted of double dipping. Ruth Castilleja, of Baytown, will also pay $7,100 in restitution to Texas Mutual Insurance Co. She has already served three days in Travis County Jail and attended theft school, according to the statewide carrier. Castilleja reported being injured while working as a phlebotomist for BestCare Laboratory Services LLC in Houston and claimed she was unable to work. Texas Mutual paid income benefits to her but discovered she was working as a phlebotomi...