Seven Ordered to Pay Restitution After Comp Fraud Convictions

Wednesday, May 29, 2019 | 0

Seven people have been ordered to pay a total of almost $107,000 in restitution and fines after they were convicted of double dipping, the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation announced.

The bureau said Friday that the seven were arrested after an investigation showed all of them were continuing to collect benefits while working. They were convicted in April and sentenced last week to pay the fines, restitution and investigative costs.

Those convicted were:

• Clinton Walker, Cincinnati. He was ordered to pay BWC $9,831 in restitution and $3,600 in investigative costs. He provided a cashier’s check for the full amount to BWC at his hearing.
• Ernest Thomas, Boardman. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail, which was suspended for six months of probation, and ordered to pay a $500 fine and court costs. Thomas paid restitution and investigative costs totaling $10,605 to BWC at the time of his plea.
• Michael D. Myers, Lebanon. The judge ordered Myers to pay BWC $45,338 in restitution, perform 25 hours of community service and serve one year of probation in lieu of six months in prison.
• Antonio Daniels, Streetsboro. Daniels pleaded guilty after BWC found him working as an industrial assembler while collecting BWC benefits. A Franklin County judge ordered Daniels to pay BWC $6,409 in restitution and serve five years of probation in lieu of 30 days in jail.
• Kristin Stuhldreher, Youngstown. Investigators found her working as a restaurant manager while collecting BWC disability benefits. A judge ordered her to pay $18,239 in restitution and serve five years of probation.
• Amanda Treadway, Reynoldsburg. She was ordered to pay $5,010 in restitution after she was discovered working as a swimming pool attendant at a condominium complex in 2017 and as a phlebotomist while collecting BWC disability benefits.
• Antoine Harris, Cincinnati. Harris was convicted of a fifth-degree felony charge of workers’ compensation fraud after BWC found him working as a truck driver while collecting disability benefits. He paid $7,963 in restitution prior to his guilty plea. A judge subsequently terminated Harris’ sentence of one month of probation.