Bartender Bust – Part 2
Criminal charges have now been filed against a 29-year-old Northern California woman for collecting wage replacement benefits while working an undisclosed job at a different location. As featured in a...
Useful Fraud Training Resources a Click Away
The best way to prevent fraud is to prevent the injury from occurring in the first place. A commitment to the safety of your employees not only reduces the likelihood...
Delivering an Exaggerated Account
A Kentucky-based delivery truck driver reported multiple body parts were injured when another vehicle hit the rear of her heavy-duty truck, ultimately causing a crack to the truck’s bumper....
A Less Than Moving Account
A 31-year-old furniture mover was demoted after losing his driver’s license. Upset about the demotion, he decided to claim he injured his shoulder three months earlier and demanded medical treatment. As...
COVID-19: Schemes to Watch for in 2021
With the availability of COVID-19 vaccines, 2021 is likely to see scammers continue their efforts to steal personal information. While the early COVID-19 schemes surrounded bogus testing and medical supply...
Constructing the Appearance of Pain
A 50-year-old man claimed to injure his leg when it was struck by a piece of machinery at his workplace. During a medical examination and interview, this worker claimed to...
Tape + Testimony = Success
ICW Group surveillance efforts revealed a lie when a California man claimed a work-related injury. Shortly after resigning, a furniture mover working for an ICW Group customer alleged to...
Watch Out for COVID-19 Scams
ICW Group is a member of the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), an independent entity that partners with insurance companies, consumers, and law enforcement to combat insurance fraud and...
The Eye in the Sky Doesn’t Lie
A 46-year-old production worker claimed to injure multiple body parts after reporting to trip and fall while working for an ICW Group customer. Her supervisor, after helping this worker...
Billed and Paid’s Excellent Adventure
California’s workers’ compensation system is unique in that it affords for a system of liens to be filed and recovered on by doctors, medical diagnostic companies, pharmacies, language translators,...
