New York Contractor an Alleged Workers Comp Cheat, Again

A  sub-contractor who received a one-year conditional discharge for passing a phony workers’ compensation coverage certificate allegedly has done it again, this time leaving the unsuspecting certificate holder liable for thousands of dollars in extra insurance premium.

 

Detectives from the Nassau County DA’s Office arrested the man, charging him with fraudulent practices, possession of a forged instrument, and falsifying business records, all felonies.

 

The arrest follows a prior arrest of the individual in which his company reportedly presented two fraudulent insurance certificates to a Suffolk County contractor. (WCxKitz)

 

Allegedly, the individual presented two fraudulent insurance certificates to a NYSIF-insured contractor in Nassau County, leading to his arrest. The contractor had retained the individual to perform work as a sub-contractor in 2008 and 2009, leaving the contractor responsible for an additional $4,000 in workers’ comp insurance premium. (WCxKitz)The alleged fraudulent documents indicated that the company had valid workers’ comp coverage with NYSIF when, in fact, the company did not.

 

In the previous arrest, the individual pleaded guilty in Suffolk County Court to attempted fraudulent practices as a misdemeanor on Dec. 15, 2009, and received a one-year conditional discharge. (WCxKitz)

 

Investigators said the contractor who hired the individual that time was liable for an additional workers’ comp premium of $1,000.

 

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