Attorney Sentenced for Assisting Client in Fraud

A former Warrensville Heights law director was sentenced to 21 months in a federal prison for helping one of his clients commit workers' compensation fraud, the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) announced. Otha Jackson, who served as the city's law director from 2000 to October 2001, was also ordered to pay $309,000 in restitution jointly with his client Renee Jefferson. Jackson helped Jefferson defraud BWC of $309,653.99 in compensation and medical benefits by representing her on her workers' compensation claims. "The state of Ohio will not tolerate those who try to defraud the wor...