James Webb of Houston was sentenced to 18 months in state jail by the Travis County, Texas, District Court for allegedly defrauding the workers’ compensation system by collecting workers’ comp benefits for injuries he received while in jail.
The court also ordered Webb to pay $3,560 in restitution to Texas Mutual Insurance Company.
Webb began collecting Temporary Income Benefits (TIBs) for a knee injury he claimed occurred while he was working for Texas Mutual policyholder Coastal Personnel Consultants in Houston. A Texas Mutual investigation revealed that the injury actually occurred while Webb was serving time in the Jefferson County Jail on an unrelated charge.
Webb also collected TIBs after returning to work for another company, Industrial Maintenance Corporation in Houston, without notifying Texas Mutual Insurance Company. Webb pleaded guilty, and Travis County Assistant District Attorney Donna Crosby prosecuted the case.
Topics Texas Fraud Workers' Compensation
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