Bus Driver Faces Charge for Alleged Double-Dipping

A Seattle-area bus driver has been charged with taking more than $50,000 in compensation payments while allegedly working other jobs. Clifford Wayne Dumas, 67, repeatedly attested that he was injured and incapable of working. He received benefits from the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, including $26,000 in wage replacement payments, $16,000 in medical care and nearly $14,000 in vocational training. Despite his statements to the contrary, an investigation revealed that Dumas was working the entire time, L&I alleges. Dumas pleaded not guilty Jan. 5 in King...