Man Gets 6 Months' Probation for 2nd Attempt Faking Work Injury

An Ohio man received six months of probation for his second attempt to fake a work injury for narcotics, the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation announced last week. Thomas Gallagher, 47, of Dublin, Ohio, pleaded guilty to a first-degree misdemeanor charge of workers' compensation fraud on Wednesday. In March 2015, Gallagher filed a BWC report claiming that he injured himself while working for a Columbus-area casket maker. The BWC rejected his claim after finding he hadn't worked for the company since October 2014, but Gallagher was still able to dupe a Columbus hospital int...