Former Meter Reader Pleads Guilty to Comp Fraud

A former meter reader in Washington state has pleaded guilty to workers' compensation fraud after it was discovered that she lived with six dogs even though she claimed she would faint at the sight of a canine after a workplace dog attack. The employee, who worked for the Pacific County Public Utility District, claimed she developed post-traumatic stress disorder after a dog bit her on the arm in 2007, according to the Washington Department of Labor & Industries, which announced the guilty plea Wednesday. During the next several years, the woman claimed she was unable to wo...