Court Upholds Restitution Order Against Convicted Fraudster

The Alaska Court of Appeals upheld the restitution order against a convicted workers’ compensation fraudster. Scott Abraham Groom was convicted of taking more than $10,000 in state funds by “false or fraudulent pretense, representation or promise.” Groom had been entitled under a workers’ compensation settlement to be reimbursed by the Alaska Division of Risk Management for the cost of certain medical treatment. Groom and his co-defendant, Laurayne Fischer, were accused of submitting false claims to the division requesting reimbursement for m...