Former Postal Service Employee Accused of $94,000 Workers' Comp Fraud

A former U.S. Postal Service worker last week appeared in federal court to hear charges of workers’ compensation fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of New York. Lynn Allen of Marcy, New York has been charged with defrauding the Postal Service and the U.S. Department of Labor of more than $94,000 in workers’ compensation disability payments. According to the indictment, Allen started receiving federal disability benefits after she filed a workers’ comp claim after allegedly injuring her shoulder, back and neck on the job. She said t...