Injured Worker Pleads Guilty to Double-Dipping

A Southern California man pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud for failing to report income he was earning as a self-employed contractor while receiving benefits for an industrial injury. Charles Ruben, 66, pleaded guilty to a felony count of making a fraudulent statement of material fact for the purpose of obtaining workers’ compensation benefits, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announced. Ruben received $34,981 in disability benefits between May 11, 2016, and Nov. 23, 2016, while he was off work recovering from an injury he sustained while employed ...