Texas Man Sentenced to Jail Time for Workers’ Comp Fraud

A Travis County court sentenced Clifford K. Franklin of Village Mills, Texas to 180 days in jail based on workers’ compensation fraud charges relating to $1,453 in benefits he fraudulently received, according to Texas Mutual Insurance Company.

Franklin reported a job-related injury while working as an equipment operator for Odin Demolition and Asset Recovery, Inc. in Deer Park, Texas. He claimed he was unable to work as a result of the injury and received income benefits from Texas Mutual.

Texas Mutual uncovered evidence that Franklin was working as an equipment operator for another employer while receiving income benefits.

Investigators call this type of scam double-dipping because the claimant collects benefits for being too injured to work when he or she is, in fact, gainfully employed.

Texas law requires claimants to contact their workers’ compensation carrier when they return to work.

Source: Texas Mutual Insurance Company