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Franklin County woman who defrauded BWC of nearly $38K among 8 convicted
KEITH ARNOLD
Special to the Legal News
Published: August 1, 2016
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced recently that a Franklin County home health aide who worked for 20 months while fraudulently collecting BWC benefits must pay $37,962 in restitution for the act.
Angelique Braxton, one of eight Ohio workers convicted in June in criminal cases related to workers’ compensation fraud, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of the offense and was required to pay the agency for costs associated with the investigation in the amount of $1,902.
According to a BWC statement, offenders included child care center operators, skilled tradesmen and others who had lapsed policies, forged certificates of coverage or worked while receiving injured worker’s benefits.
“Investigating and putting an end to fraud helps protect the benefits of injured workers and keep employers’ premiums down,” said BWC Administrator/CEO Sarah Morrison. “That’s why BWC is so proactive in pursuing all employers, medical providers, workers and others who are suspected of committing fraud.”
As of June 30, BWC’s Special Investigations Department had secured 55 convictions this calendar year.
Other central Ohio convictions included:
• Terry Shaver, a Grove City man who pleaded guilty June 8 to one count of workers compensation fraud, a first-degree misdemeanor, after investigators found him working for a pest control company while receiving injured worker’s benefits. A judge sentenced Shaver to 12 months probation and ordered him to pay $5,000 restitution to BWC by May 2017.
• Gary Miller, a Columbus area painter pleaded guilty June 23 to one count of workers’ compensation fraud, a first-degree misdemeanor, after investigators found he had forged a BWC certificate of coverage after his policy had lapsed. A judge in Fairfield County Municipal Court sentenced Miller to two years probation and ordered him to pay $732 in fines and restitution.
The BWC posts its latest cases at ohiobwcblog.wordpress.com.
To report suspected workers’ compensation fraud, call 1-800-644-6292 or visit bwc.ohio.gov.
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