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And with cuts to other programs such as welfare combined with lack of jobs there will be more desperate people trying to survive.

U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason sentenced Amancio Zamora Agcaoili, a U.S. Postal Services employee, to 30 months in jail and three years of supervised probation after he pled guilty to Social Security Disability fraud and other crimes to the tune of $365,831.50, according to the United States Department of Justice.

Agcaoili, a 57-year-old Alaskan native, faked his injuries, received payments from two different programs, lied to each of the programs about the payments and lack of injuries, and double dipped, among other crimes to which he pled guilty.

According to WKUU, Agcaoili worked for the United States Postal Service when a lower back injury put him on the disabled list.

A multiyear investigation by the Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General (SSA-OIG) and the United States Postal Service Office of the Inspector General (USPS-OIG) into payments Agcaoili received between 2009 and 2014 resulted in his arrest in April, 2014, according to WKUU.

http://www.inquisitr.com/2073493/social-security-disability-fraud-postal-worker-who-faked-disabilities-sentenced-to-30-months/


Liability & Litigation Workers Comp Coverage Workers Comp Disability Claims Disputes Claims Management
A Massachusetts correctional officer who ran car dealerships while receiving workers compensation and other injury-related benefits has been ordered to pay more than $305,000 in restitution and serve five years of probation, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office said Friday.

Paul Mahan, 42, of Athol, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Superior Court last week to workers comp fraud and larceny, according to a statement from the attorney general’s office.

“This defendant fraudulently collected state benefits, claiming he could not work, while at the same time working and earning money,” Attorney General Maura Healey said in a statement. “These benefits are intended to help individuals who are unable to work as the result of on-the-job injuries, and we will pursue those who exploit these programs.”

Mr. Mahan began working as a correctional officer with the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department in 1997, and suffered a job-related knee injury in 2000, according to the attorney general’s statement. He underwent various independent medical examinations over the course of several years to determine the extent of his disability, and was determined to be permanently and totally disabled in 2006.

Mr. Mahan received workers comp benefits, assault pay and retirement benefits from the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department, the sum of which totaled more than 100% of Mr. Mahan’s salary as a correctional officer, the statement said.

http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20150601/NEWS08/150609983


Spokane – A Spokane woman who helped operate a motel and apartment building while claiming she was too injured to work has pleaded guilty in a nearly $100,000 disability scam.
Mistie S. Crosby, 53, pleaded guilty today to three counts of third-degree theft, which is a gross misdemeanor. As part of her plea agreement, Crosby paid full restitution at the sentencing in the amount of $98,623. The money will be returned to the state workers' compensation fund administered by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I). The Washington Attorney General's Office prosecuted the case.
"The purpose of the workers' comp fund is to help workers heal from on-the-job injuries — not support crooks," said Elizabeth Smith, assistant director for L&I Fraud Prevention & Labor Standards. "We want workers' comp cheaters to know that they will be held accountable, and in the end it is going to cost them."
Spokane County Superior Court Judge Linda Tompkins also ordered Crosby to serve 364 days in jail, with all but 10 days suspended if she obeys the law for two years and pays her remaining court costs. The judge allowed Crosby to serve the 10 days in electronic home monitoring.

http://lni.wa.gov/News/2015/pr150515a.asp


http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20150602_Delco_nurse_charged_in_insurance_fraud_scam.html

http://www.marshfieldnewsherald.com/story/news/crime/2015/06/04/marshfield-woman-sentenced-social-security-fraud/28495973/

http://abcnews.go.com/US/blind-milwaukee-businessman-caught-committing-disability-fraud/story?id=28124452

http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2015/05/29/369929.htm

Of course Lawyers make a lot of cash committing fraud themselves.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/lawyer-84-pleads-guilty-disability-fraud-article-1.2132531

ringleader as well as a poster boy in a massive Social Security disability scam netting arrests of dozens of retired cops and firefighters pleaded guilty Friday.

Raymond Lavallee, 84, a Long Island lawyer who represented the applicants and coached them through making false claims to work the system and get fraudulent benefits will get a year behind bars and will have to pay $2 million in restitution.

Lavallee, who agreed to cooperate with the DA’s office and Social Security administration, pleaded guilty to a single count of fourth-degree conspiracy. He is the last of the four top offenders in the case to admit his guilt.

NYPD retiree Richard Cosentino, 51, previously pleaded guilty but had his grand larceny conviction reduced on Friday after completing 100 hours of community service and paying $270,000 in restitution.

During the January 2014 sweep, prosecutors revealed a photo of Cosentino holding a large marlin during a fishing trip in Costa Rica, which they used to demonstrate he was not truly disabled.


These are the ones who have been caught, others like the people I know personally have been flying under the radar for years. Of I'm just a co-conspirator, banal specimen of the human race for pointing out such matters even thought people like myself suffer the most from these frauds.