Crystal Posey was found guilty of one count of workers’ compensation fraud and must pay back $30,278.61 to the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC). BWC’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) found Crystal Posey began working as an office manager for a chiropractic clinic in 2015 and was still employed at the end of the investigation. Evidence … Continue reading Office manager sentenced to pay back over $30K
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Former doctor sentenced to pay back over $500K
Former New Albany doctor, Khaled Amr, admitted to staging a break-in at his Columbus practice for a fraudulent insurance claim and running a pill mill. Amr was sentenced to spend five years on probation and ordered to forfeit more than a half-million dollars. Amr was arrested in 2019 at his home, where he was found … Continue reading Former doctor sentenced to pay back over $500K
Real estate agent owes BWC over $151K after fraud conviction
A Columbus-area real estate agent and broker pleaded guilty to one count of workers’ compensation fraud, a felony of the fourth degree. David L. Garner, 66, worked from 2009 through 2018 as both a real estate agent selling homes, and as a real estate broker providing broker price opinions while receiving the Bureau of Workers … Continue reading Real estate agent owes BWC over $151K after fraud conviction
Workers’ comp fraud lands cheaters costly penalties
Convicts include Central Ohio doc ordered to pay $71K to BWC Four Ohioans convicted or sentenced for workers’ compensation fraud in April include a Central Ohio physician who unlawfully distributed controlled substances and overbilled the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC). On April 15, U.S. Judge Michael Wilson of the Southern District of Ohio ordered … Continue reading Workers’ comp fraud lands cheaters costly penalties
Fayette County man owes $141,000 after second fraud conviction
Ohio BWC releases latest fraud convictions A Washington Courthouse man pleaded guilty to felony workers’ compensation fraud Oct. 5 for working while receiving more than $141,500 in benefits from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC). Jeffrey Janson, 70, pleaded guilty to the fourth-degree felony in Franklin County Common Pleas Court. A judge sentenced him … Continue reading Fayette County man owes $141,000 after second fraud conviction
Dayton claims representative is BWC’s Fraud Finder of the Year
By Jeff Baker, Program Administrator, BWC Special Investigations Department A claims service specialist (CSS) in our Dayton Service Office is our 2019 Fraud Finder of the Year award winner. We can’t name the employee because we don’t publicly identify our fraud tipsters, but this longtime BWC veteran tipped us off about a claimant collecting disability … Continue reading Dayton claims representative is BWC’s Fraud Finder of the Year
Ohio business owners owe more than $800K following fraud-related convictions
Three Northeast Ohio men owe the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) more than $800,000 after investigators discovered they were operating their businesses without workers’ compensation coverage. “These business owners learned the hard way they cannot operate their business without workers’ compensation coverage, and now they owe us hundreds of thousands of dollars,” said BWC … Continue reading Ohio business owners owe more than $800K following fraud-related convictions
Fraudulent billing leads to occupational therapist’s conviction
Agency secures 6 fraud-related convictions in December A northeast Ohio occupational therapist was convicted last month for felony workers’ compensation fraud for billing the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) for treatment services she did not provide to patients. Susanna Kagalitskaya Freedman, of Euclid, pleaded guilty Dec. 17 in a Cuyahoga County court to a … Continue reading Fraudulent billing leads to occupational therapist’s conviction
BWC secures 14 fraud-related convictions in October
Fraudsters owe BWC more than $283,000 in restitution The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) secured 14 fraud-related convictions in October, with those convicted owing BWC a combined $283,146 in restitution. Those convicted include injured workers found working while collecting disability benefits, family members collecting their deceased parent’s compensation benefits, and business owners whose coverage … Continue reading BWC secures 14 fraud-related convictions in October
Happy Anniversary to Us!
On Nov. 14, 2019, our BWC Special Investigations Department celebrated the second anniversary of its Fraud Hotline system. We launched this system during Fraud Awareness Week 2017 as an important new customer service tool for external sources to report their suspicions of workers’ compensation fraud. What a successful launch and two years it has been! … Continue reading Happy Anniversary to Us!
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