A U.S. Postal Service worker was indicted for allegedly failing to disclose a divorce, thereby collecting augmented workers' compensation benefits to which she was not entitled, according to federal prosecutors in Illinois.
Graciela Venegas started collecting workers' compensation benefits in 2012, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois. She claimed her spouse as a dependent, which entitled her to receive augmented benefits.
Workers without any dependents receive benefits at two-thirds of their preinjury earnings. Workers with at least one d...
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