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Feds Arrest 28 in Alleged OWCP Fraud Scheme
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11/17/2015
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Federal prosecutors have charged 28 people in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in connection with a fraud scheme that involved bribes, unnecessary medical treatment, fraudulent billing and falsification of medical records, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas announced Mond...Read More
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Fire Chief and Woman who Cashed Dead Mother's Check Plead Guilty to Fraud
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11/16/2015
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Six individuals have pleaded guilty to defrauding the Ohio's workers' compensation system.
The court actions ranged from a fire chief who fraudulently collected over $20,000, a woman who cashed her dead mother's check and a man who told an elaborate tale of being injured but w...Read More
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Four Business Owners Arrested on WC Fraud Charges
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11/13/2015
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Four New York state business owners were arrested in what Inspector General Leahy Scott called an "ongoing coordinated effort" with local and state law enforcement agencies to investigate workers' compensation fraud.
Arrested were:
Douglas S. Griffen of Ithaca, owner...Read More
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Funeral Director Hurt Working in Garbage Disposal Admits Fraud
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11/10/2015
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An upstate New York funeral director has pleaded guilty to workers' compensation fraud and agreed to pay back $15,000 to the state.
David A. Ross II, 52, of Lewiston, in Niagara County, admitted guilt before Town Court. He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge and will be sentenced D...Read More
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Fall and Forklift Hazards Bring $61,500 in OSHA Penalties
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11/09/2015
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State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A Pennsylvania construction company faces $61,600 in penalties by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration after an inspector observed forklift hazards and employees exposed to fall hazards up to 26 feet.
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Former Hooker Electrochemical Workers Eligible for EEOICPA Benefits
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11/02/2015
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Former workers for the Hooker Electrochemical Corp. in Niagara Falls, New York, have been designated as a Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, making them eligible for benefits if they contract one of 22 specified cancers, the U.S. Labo...Read More
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