Queens Painting Contractor Charged with Premium Fraud

A Queens, N.Y., painting contractor has been charged with underreporting payrolls to the New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF).NYSIF said Friday that Carlos Martinez, 45, was arrested on Nov. 9 and charged with avoiding premiums of more than $180,000.He was charged by Queens District Attorney Richard Brown with offering a false instrument, insurance fraud, grand larceny, and violations of the New York State Workers' Compensation Law.Martinez owned C.M. Painting Corp. and is accused of underreporting the company's payroll for three audit periods from 2006 to 2009.Source: NYSIFbody {back...