A Trumbull County man pleaded guilty to double-dipping and was ordered to repay $23,000 in restitution, the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation's Special Investigation Department announced.
John Melvin, of North Bloomfield, pleaded guilty May 6 to one count of theft, a felony, after the BWC received an anonymous tip that Melvin was driving a cab for the Amish community while collecting workers’ compensation benefits.
Investigators found that Melvin was a self-employed cab driver and was also collecting temporary total and permanent total disability benefits from the ...
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