Five Corrections Officers Accused of Fraud

Five current and former state corrections officers were arrested on suspicion of participating in schemes to defraud the New York workers' compensation system, the result of an 18-month probe by the state Inspector General's Office. The five, who worked as officers at the state's Ulster and Wallkill correctional facilities, allegedly turned in false medical reports of illness or workplace injuries, or double-dipped and worked while receiving benefits, the Inspector General's Office said. The department has previously noted that fraud, sick leave and benefit...