A Travis County, Texas, court sentenced a woman on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges, Texas Mutual Insurance Co. reported.Melody Tendayi of Austin was sentenced to five years’ deferred adjudication and 150 hours of community service. The court also ordered her to pay $6,020 in restitution to Texas Mutual.Tendayi reported a job-related injury while working as a youth care worker for Lifeworks/Youth & Family Alliance in Austin. She claimed the injury left her unable to work and began collecting benefits from Texas Mutual.The insurance company subsequently uncovered evid...
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