Claimants Face Theft Charges for Lying About Injuries

Two Washington state workers' compensation claimants are charged with felony theft after allegedly lying about their injuries in order to receive benefits, the Department of Labor & Industries said Monday. According to charges filed by the state Attorney General's Office, 50-year-old Sulia Hernandez Carranza filed a claim stating she had injured her knee in May 2014 while chasing a shoplifter as part of her job as a loss-prevention specialist for a grocery store in Pasco. The store allowed her to keep working with medical restrictions while her knee was being treated. Bu...