Massage Parlor Owner Targeted in Trafficking Sting Pleads Guilty to Comp Fraud

The owner of a massage parlor raided in 2019 as part of a human trafficking investigation pleaded guilty to a felony comp fraud charge, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced. The BWC also reported on two workers who pleaded guilty to double dipping or failing to report outside income while collecting work comp benefits, and a doctor who admitted to running a pill mill and staging a break-in at his practice as part of a fraudulent insurance claim. Bamboo Relaxing Massage owner Robert Swartz pleaded guilty July 15 to one count of felony workers’ compensation fraud for ...