A security guard employed by the San Leandro Unified School District (California), pleaded guilty to two count of workers' compensation insurance fraud.
Authorities say the individual collected $8,726.09 in workers' comp medical benefits he was not entitled to. Keenan & Associates, the workers' comp claims administrator for the district, conducted an investigation showing it appeared the suspect falsified his claim. Keenan's Special Investigation Unit submitted the case to the California Department of Insurance and the local District Attorney for further investigation.
The investigation found the man filed a fraudulent workers' comp claim and a false police report alleging multiple injuries and stating he was hit in the student parking lot by a another student driving a car. There were no witnesses to the injury.
However, the parking lot was monitored by a surveillance camera, and the surveillance tape from the school's camera did not show him being hit by a car. The man previously entered a plea of not guilty and then entered a different plea of guilty or no contest of insurance fraud. (workersxzcompxzkit)
Following the guilty pleas, the man was sentenced to five years of probation and ordered to make restitution through Keenan to the Alameda County Schools' Insurance Group for $8,726.09. He was also required to pay $1,000 to the Workers' Compensation Fraud Assessment Commission and an additional $178 in criminal and civil fines. He will serve 30 days in county jail.
Author Robert Elliott, executive vice president, Amaxx Risks Solutions, Inc. has worked successfully for 20 years with many industries to reduce Workers' Compensation costs, including airlines, health care, manufacturing, printing/publishing, pharmaceuticals, retail, hospitality and manufacturing. He can be contacted at: [email protected] or 860-553-6604.
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