Owners of Drywall Company Charged with Fraud

The owners of a drywall company were charged with felony insurance fraud for allegedly collecting workers’ compensation benefits while they were working, according to the Washington state Department of Labor and Industries (L&I).The department said Jamie S. Beroth, 63, and her husband, Lawrence J. Beroth, 67, are both facing a single count of felony theft for illegally collecting workers’ compensation benefits. The husband and wife both pleaded not guilty during a Nov. 15 arraignment in Pierce County Superior Court.According to L&I, Jamie collected $100,664 in time-loss ben...