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Flight Attendant Lands Herself in Jail for Workers' Comp Fraud

The Ohio BWC has nabbed a woman who waited tables while collecting workers' comp benefits.

By Christina Bramlet | Updated on January 17, 2014

A Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio flight attendant must now repay nearly $4,000 to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) for working while receiving workplace injury benefits. Brieanna Younglove pleaded guilty on Jan. 9 to one count of workers’ compensation fraud, a first-degree misdemeanor.

“Younglove decided to return to work as a restaurant server while she was supposed to be recovering from an injury that occurred when she was a flight attendant,” reports Ohio BWC Administrator/CEO Steve Buehrer. “Working while receiving this type of benefit is not permitted, and our investigators are doing a great job identifying and putting an end to cases like this one.”

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