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Accountant Charged With $10 Million in Construction Workers’ Compensation Fraud

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr. announced two indictments of a certified public accountant for defrauding the New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF) of more than $10 million in workers’ compensation insurance premium payments. Accountant Steve Lyon was charged with …

New York Prosecutors Allege Workers’ Comp Premium Fraud in Two Schemes Worth $10M

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr. within the past week announced two separate indictments alleging workers’ compensation fraud, one totaling $7 million in premiums and the other, $3 million. In one case, Juan Escobar, and his drywall and carpentry companies, …

West Virginia Coal Contractor Charged in Workers’ Comp Scheme

A southern West Virginia coal company contractor has been charged with conspiring to defraud the federal government. Aracoma Contracting LLC of Williamson is accused of structuring cash withdrawals in increments of $10,000 or less from its accounts at the Bank …

Tennessee Business Owner Indicted for Alleged Workers’ Comp Fraud

Tennessee authorities announced recently that a Memphis business owner had been indicted for alleged workers’ compensation fraud. The state grand jury for Shelby County indicted Richard Nobles for four counts of workers’ compensation fraud over $60,000 (a class B felony). …