Texas Mutual Reports El Paso Man Sentenced for 'Double-Dipping'

Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced Wednesday that a Travis County district court sentenced Sergio Garcia of El Paso, Texas, on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges.The carrier reported the court sentenced Garcia to two years of deferred adjudication, 50 hours of community service, and $1,800 in restitution.Texas Mutual said Garcia reported a job-related injury while working as a laborer for Sun Fab Industrial Contractors of El Paso.Garcia claimed he was unable to work as a result of the injury, and Texas Mutual began paying income benefits to him.However, Texas Mutual subsequent...