It’s fun to search, in youtube, “insurance fraud” and “insurance scam”.
It’s one reason I now have a dash cam and ALL truck drivers should have them.
Well Arnold never was too bright.
I ran a factory from 1994-1996 and I had one guy who worked in the production department that also had a side business in excavation. One day, he claimed he suffered a back injury and went out on Workmen’s Comp. That’s a huge hit, depending on the length of time. 2wks, 2 months, 6 months were all points where the premiums and deductibles bumped up significantly.
The guy was out for two months when we got suspicious, so John Hancock insurance sent out an investigator and caught him re-roofing his house. We cut him off and the company pressed criminal charges. All the other slackers quickly got the message.
The LA Times is just figuring this out?
I knew people who pulled these scams when I was a kid, more than 40 years ago. Most got the idea from their unions.
It is an easy, permanent money stream.
Used to work with people who did work comp claims. Favorite story was a dude claimed hurt. We took him to court. When we rolled in the video tape his attorney stood up and asked for a meeting with the judge. They withdrew their claim. And we got the money back hed been paid.
Wish wed require mandatory recertification of those claiming disability from the government. Betcha more than half can work.
In Cali, everybody gets on the gravy boat. Where there’s a will, there’s a government program.
Common as dirt and criminally wrong.
Guy down the road retired on disability from PD.
He plays all dat. Goes by here on his harley frequently. Asked for work but only to drive tractor with stipulations. Told him to get lost in so many words.
What a crook.
I have to say, I went to a veteran service center here in TX for assistance getting an evaluation of a knee that needed replacement. They did that, but also asked me what else I might possibly have gotten as a result of my service. I ended up with 10% for tinnitus, 100% for the knee replacement (dropped to 30% after convalescence) and they’re now evaluating a low back situation. All are legitimate, and part of me says I bought those benefits with the 30 years I served, but it still seems like whining.
Comments from other vets?
Same with SSI benefits. You can’t turn someone in without giving the SS dept. all your information. Until that practice is stopped, these fakers will continue to rip of the taxpayers.
The rotten part of this is that it effects workers who have been hurt and cannot go back to the job they used to have
This pisses me off. I had to retire a year and a half early due to medical disability. Affected my take home. I’m getting by, but not like I’d like to. I wear a leg brace and can only walk or stand for short periods.
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A man left the court in his wheelchair with a compensation payment of half a million dollars. The insurance detectives followed him down the street. “You won’t get away with this fraud,” said one of them. “We will be watching you for the rest of your life.”
“No problem ,” the man replied, “You can watch all you like. You can watch me go on my world trip . You can watch me in Lourdes and you can watch, with your own eyes, one hell of a miracle.”
I’d be willing to bet that 80% or more of these claims, especially by police and firemen close to retirement are fraudulent.
Joe Friday would not commit these crimes.