OH Man Ordered to Pay $56K Restitution

The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) announced a Felicity man has been sentenced for a felony charge of workers' compensation fraud. George Shelton was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay BWC $55,778.06 in restitution. Shelton paid $6,282.56 to BWC prior to the hearing. "Our message is loud and clear; workers' compensation fraud will not be tolerated in the state of Ohio," said James Conrad, BWC's administrator and CEO. "Each day, BWC and its partners work to ensure the integrity of the system, and the injured workers that we serve, by seeking out those who ...