Farm Worker Arrested on Fraud Charges

A Southern California agricultural worker who filed a claim for an industrial back injury has been arrested on fraud charges, LWP Claims Solutions said in a press release. Guadalupe Martinez, an employee of Vessey and Company, was arrested on May 16 after suveillance videotape showed that he was more active than he claimed, LWP said. Martinez allegedly made material misrepresentations to medical providers and when he testified in his deposition as to his activity and physical abilities. He received temporary disability benefits, medical benefits, vocational rehabilitation benefits and perman...