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8 arrested in Florida workers’ compensation fraud sting

Seven were booked on charges of workers compensation fraud and unlicensed contracting, the eighth for failure to hold a business license.

By Rosalie L. Donlon | Updated on June 23, 2016
A group of plumbers and electrical contractors without proper workers' compensation coverage were arrested after a sting in Florida. (Photo: iStock)

Eight individuals were arrested following a workers’ compensation sting in Polk County, Florida, the state’s Department of Financial Services‘s Division of Insurance Fraud announced on June 22.

The eight had advertised their ability to perform wide-ranging plumbing and electrical work without proper licenses or training, and without having workers’ compensation coverage to protect their employees in the event of an accident or injury, officials said.

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