Massachusetts Prison Guard Accused of Workers’ Comp Fraud
A former Massachusetts prison guard has pleaded not guilty to charges that he ran long-distance races while collecting worker’s compensation for an on-the-job injury he said made it impossible to do strenuous activities.
John Cloutier of Freetown was released on personal recognizance at his arraignment Tuesday on worker’s compensation fraud charges in Suffolk Superior Court.
Prosecutors say Cloutier suffered a work-related injury in July 2008, and collected about $56,000 in worker’s compensation benefits between January 2009 and March.
The attorney general’s office said it received an anonymous tip that the 45-year-old Cloutier ran a half-marathon and then a full marathon the very next day in Florida in January 2009.
A home number for Cloutier could not immediately be located.
- US, Mexico, Canada to Miss July USMCA Date, Ramping Up Trade Tension
- Trump Will Ask Supreme Court to Revive $475 Million CNN Suit
- Car Owners Shocked by $200 Gas Bills Finally Embrace Used EVs
- Why Toyota RAV4s Are Suddenly the Most Coveted Used Cars in America
- Jefferies Sued by Fund Investors Alleging Water Firm Fraud
- The Adjuster’s Year Ahead: What AI Will and Won’t Change About the Job
- ‘Big Tobacco’ Moment for Cannabis: What Insurers Need to Know About Murray v. Cresco
- Insurance Attorneys Flip $1M Hail Claim into Nearly $2M Suit for Contractor Interference