Former Air Marshal Gets Probation in Double-Dipping Case

A former air marshal who illegally collected more than $240,000 in workers’ compensation benefits by concealing the fact that he was self-employed as a martial arts instructor was sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to repay the government, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. Joseph P. Watterson, 52, pleaded guilty in November to making false statements to receive federal workers’ compensation benefits. Watterson admitted that he concealed from the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs that he owned two martial arts studios where he also worked as an i...