Ohio Man Nailed in Workers Comp Scam While Running Roofing Company

 

 

George Seiber is ordered by a Franklin County judge to repay more than $24,000 he received while working and simultaneously receiving Temporary Total Disability benefits. (WCxKit)

 

 

“The law is very clear in forbidding employment or running a business while receiving workers comp benefits,” said BWC Administrator/CEO Stephen Buehrer. “Unfortunately for many of the perpetrators, BWC’s fraud staff sees these cases over and over again and is much attuned to the red flags that often signal fraudulent activity.”

 

 

BWC’s Special Investigations Department (SID) received a fraud allegation from a BWC employee who suspected Seiber of working while receiving Temporary Total Disability benefits. When the employee called Seiber, she received a voice mail message for a business called Roofer Inc. Suspecting that Seiber may be working at Roofer Inc., SID opened a fraud investigation.

 

 

The investigation found Seiber owned and operated the company and performed work activities including contacting customers, appraising roofs, preparing proposals, supervising staff, and handling money transactions. (WCxKit)

 

 

 

Seiber pleaded guilty in the Franklin County Common Pleas Court.  Seiber was sentenced to 12 months incarceration, suspended, and five years of community control. He was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $24,883.88, including $1,000 for investigative costs.