After undergoing surgery in April of 2007 following a workplace accident, a New Hampshire man began collecting workers' compensation benefits while he recovered. However, bringing in $857 each week just was not enough for Daniel Wilson, who began working another job while out on disability.
While working as a heavy machinery mechanic subcontractor in Milford, Mass., Wilson suffered an injury that prevented him from being able to return to work. Investigation by the Insurance Fraud Bureau of Massachusetts revealed that Wilson's injury may not have prevented him from working another job on the side.
The 34-year-old collected nearly $14,000 in disability benefits from April through August of 2007 and also raked in $10,000 from a job at another construction company during that same period. On two separate occasions in 2007 and 2008, Wilson had even signed Employee Earnings Reports indicating his lack of any income while receiving workers' comp benefits, but that was not enough to throw off investigators.
Officially charged with workers' comp fraud and larceny over $250, Wilson's three-day trial ended June 15 with the jury's guilty verdict. His sentencing will take place at a later undetermined date.
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