Comp Fraud Conviction of Trolley Driver Who Faked Assault Upheld, Restitution Order Vacated

The Appeals Court of Massachusetts upheld the conviction of a trolley driver for workers’ compensation fraud stemming from his orchestration of a fake Halloween-day attack. Case: Commonwealth v. Lucey, No. 21-P-260, 09/12/2022, unpublished. Facts: Thomas F. Lucey worked as a trolley driver on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Green Line. Just after midnight on Oct. 30, 2016, Lucey was assaulted by a person in a "Michael Myers" costume — the central character in the Halloween franchise of horror movies — carrying a plastic Halloween pumpkin at the Ceda...