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It worked like this: Wayne Robert Johnson of Dublin, California, bought a disability policy that would make his house payment if he got hurt. He bought another policy to provide additional income beyond workers’ compensation – plus, his Fresno employer, Bratton Masonry, had regular workers’ compensation insurance in force.
Less than a month later, Johnson had an “accident” at work. Alleging that he had slipped and fallen while setting a large brick in a 20-foot-high wall, he claimed to have injured his back in the fall by landing against the brick and the scaffolding on which he’d been standing. There were no witnesses to the fall.
The three policies paid Johnson nearly $220,000 for his claim and picked up another $30,000 in medical and legal fees.
After a full investigation by the workers’ compensation carrier and the California Department of Insurance, Johnson was arrested and booked on suspicion of workers’ compensation insurance fraud and grand theft. Bail was set at $100,000.
A $10,000 warrant has been issued for the arrest of Johnson’s wife, Judy Johnson. It is alleged that she assisted her husband in pursuing the claim through the workers’ compensation appeals process.
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