KY Man Convicted for Lying

A Kentucky man who lied about his medical history to obtain workers' compensation benefits was convicted of two counts of fraud and given a year in jail. Charles Maxey made false statements in the fall of 2003 and the spring of 2004 on a workers' compensation claim, the Insurance Fraud Unit found. Maxey failed to disclose previous medical treatment twice during separate depositions. Maxey was charged March 3 in Laurel District Court with two felony counts of fraudulent insurance acts. He pled guilty to two amended misdemeanor counts of fraudulent insurance acts and was sentenced to 12 mont...