Former Postal Worker Convicted of Comp Fraud

A federal jury in Anniston, Ala., convicted a former U.S. Postal Service letter carrier last week on a series of workers' compensation fraud charges.U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance said in a news release Monday that Sean Eric Slaton, 40, of Anniston, was convicted on eight counts of making false statements to the U.S. Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, 24 counts of wire fraud and one count of theft of government property.The jury returned the verdict following a seven-day trial."Government employees who lie and cheat to receive benefit funds that have been set aside to support i...