UPSWorker Arrested for Comp Fraud

Stacey Wesley Prosser of Manteca was arrested on Nov. 18, 2004, and booked into the San Joaquin county jail on nine felony counts of insurance fraud. If convicted on all counts, Prosser could face up to five years in state prison and/or a maximum fine of $150,000. The case is the result of a CDI investigation and is being prosecuted by the San Joaquin County DA’s Office.

Prosser allegedly injured his back on Aug. 22, 2003, while sorting packages for United Parcel Service. He later told doctors and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company that he could barely walk during the first month after the injury, and claimed the most active thing he could do was get the newspaper from the front of his home. During the second month after the injury, Prosser claimed he could do nothing more physical than cook and clean. His treating doctor accordingly placed him on temporary total disability while he recuperated.

CDI’s investigation revealed, however, that shortly after the injury, Prosser was caught on surveillance video racing competitively in a two-day motocross event. When Prosser’s treating physician was shown the surveillance video, the doctor changed his opinion, stating that had the claimant been truthful about his capabilities and symptoms he would not have been put off work.

As a result of these alleged misrepresentations, Liberty Mutual paid out more than $15,000 in disability benefits to Prosser.

Topics Fraud