AG Charges 2 Claimants for Lying about Prior Injuries

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt filed workers' compensation fraud charges against two claimants.William R. Richmond, 65, of Catoosa, was charged with three counts of workers’ compensation fraud in Wagoner County District Court after filing workers’ compensation claims that stated he had no prior knee injury, according to a press release from Pruitt's office. According to the charges, Richmond sought medical treatment and filed three claims, one for each injury to both knees and his left shoulder when he slipped while working as a security guard.Prosecutors say Richmo...