Educating the Legal Community About Work Comp Fraud
A key component to fighting fraud is education. Not just educating our policyholders about work comp fraud prevention but also other entities that workers' comp fraud might touch, including...
Florida Truck Driver Charged with Two Felonies
One year after being terminated from his job with an ICW Group policyholder, a Florida truck driver filed a workers' compensation claim for an alleged hernia he sustained two...
Meat Cutter’s Story Simply Doesn’t Cut It
A 29-year-old Los Angeles man is charged with multiple felonies related to his workers’ compensation claim.
A meat cutter by trade, this individual alleged to have sustained injuries across multiple...
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...
ICW Group Speaks at 2022 Anti-Fraud Alliance Conference
Staying consistent with ICW Group's Special Investigations Unit's aggressive stance on fraud and innovative fraud deterrent methods, I recently presented at the 2022 Anti-Fraud Alliance (AFA) Conference in Monterey,...
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...
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...
