The State Board of Workers’ Compensation, following an investigation, alleges a Bainbridge police officer and his mother were responsible for taking tens of thousands of dollars from local businesses and charged them with insurance fraud.
According to WALB-TV, the officer and his mother owned a Bainbridge business providing payroll and insurance services to other area business. The two are accused of collecting more than $22,000 from an Albany business, and using it for their own benefit.
Investigators say the company allegedly pocketed the money from clients after taking fees from a number of individuals and held on to the premiums paid in from September through December of 2008, amounting to more than $30,000.
The company allegedly running this scheme had its compensation insurance policy cancelled for lack of payment, but investigators say the business kept on collecting premium payments and keeping the payments for themselves. (workersxzcompxzkit)
The officer is suspended without pay from the police department, pending the outcome of the case.
Author: Robert Elliott, J.D.
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