Injured Worker and Family Take a Claim Too Far
A pest control technician is suspected of magnifying his symptoms to obtain disability benefits and receive unnecessary medical treatment. It is further believed that the injured worker's family members...
Surveillance Reveals Machine Operator’s Scheme
A 37-year-old machine operator claimed to have sustained injuries to multiple body parts while working for one of ICW Group's customers in Southern California. Based upon no report of...
Investigation Update: Plumber Scam Results in $104,000 Restitution
Following up on a work comp fraud case we featured in an article last year, a 28-year-old San Diego plumber pled guilty to felony insurance fraud charges surrounding his...
The Buck Stops Ear
Witness statements often play a key role in claim investigations and are equally as important to a criminal investigation, if not more so. In the case of a Sacramento-based landscaper,...
California Caregiver Charged for Inflating Injury Claim
A 57-year-old California woman working as a caregiver broke her ankle as a result of a fall at a client’s home. The woman was provided with medical treatment, ultimately...
Workers’ Comp Fraud Case Results in Restitution
Recently we told you about a California woman who was charged with felony insurance fraud by the Los Angeles County District Attorney after discovering she lied about a pre-existing...
Don’t Wrestle with the Law
In 2019, an HVAC installer alleged a fractured finger from tightening a valve at work, which he initially reported to his employer that same day. A few hours later, he...
The Tale of a False COVID-19 Test
An employee decided that work got in the way of taking the weekend off to attend a football game with his girlfriend. Together they concocted a scheme to create...
Insurance Fraud Charge Leads to Restitution
In a 2021 Fraud Friday feature, we told you about a California man charged with eight felony counts of insurance fraud and attempted perjury after filing a workers' compensation claim for...
Commit Workers’ Compensation Insurance Fraud, and It Will Cost You
In early 2022 we told you about an upholsterer who was caught working another job under a different identity while earning disability benefits. ICW Group's Special Investigation Unit (SIU) launched...
