Corrections Officer Forged Documents to Receive Comp Benefits

A New York state corrections officer has pleaded guilty to submitting forged documents in order to obtain more than $6,400 in workers’ compensation benefits. Thomas Smart Jr., 29, of Tonawanda, submitted his formal resignation from state service in Albion Town Court on Wednesday and pleaded guilty to offering a false instrument for filing in the second degree, a misdemeanor.   As part of his plea agreement, he will also pay full restitution of the amount stolen, and he was sentenced to a conditional discharge, according to a news release from New York State Inspector General ...