OH BWC Secures 7 Fraud Convictions in April

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation secured seven fraud convictions in April, all workers who were discovered working for a living while collecting disability benefits from the agency.

Those convicted were ordered to pay BWC a combined total of $106,995 in restitution.

“We look forward to recouping those dollars so they can serve a legitimate purpose – taking care of injured workers,” said BWC Administrator/CEO Stephanie McCloud.

In order of most recent court appearance, those convicted in April include:

Clinton Walker of Cincinnati, Ohio
Walker pleaded guilty April 25 in Franklin County Common Pleas Court to one count of workers’ compensation fraud, a first-degree misdemeanor. He was ordered to pay BWC $9,831 in restitution and $3,600 in investigative costs. He provided a cashier’s check to BWC at his hearing for the full amount.

Ernest Thomas of Boardman, Ohio
Thomas pleaded guilty April 23 to one count of workers’ compensation fraud, a first-degree misdemeanor. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail, which was suspended for six months of probation, and ordered to pay a $500 fine and court costs. Thomas paid restitution and investigative costs totaling $10,605 to BWC at the time of his plea.

Michael D. Myers of Lebanon, Ohio
Myers pleaded guilty April 22 to a fifth-degree felony charge of workers’ compensation fraud in Franklin County after BWC found him working while collecting disability benefits in 2016 and 2017. A judge ordered Myers to pay BWC $45,338 in restitution, perform 25 hours of community service and serve one year of probation in lieu of six months in prison.

Antonio Daniels of Streetsboro, Ohio
Daniels pleaded guilty April 17 to a first-degree misdemeanor count of workers’ compensation fraud after BWC found him working as an industrial assembler while collecting BWC benefits. A Franklin County judge ordered Daniels to pay BWC $6,409 in restitution and serve five years of probation in lieu of 30 days in jail.

Kristin Stuhldreher of Youngstown, Ohio
Stuhldreher pleaded guilty April 16 to a fifth-degree felony count of workers’ compensation fraud after investigators found her working as a restaurant manager while collecting BWC disability benefits. A judge ordered her to pay BWC $18,239 in restitution and serve five years of probation.

Amanda Treadway of Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Treadway was ordered to pay BWC $5,010 in restitution after pleading guilty April 4 to a misdemeanor count of workers’ compensation fraud. BWC discovered Treadway working as a swimming pool attendant at a condominium complex in 2017 and also as a phlebotomist while collecting BWC disability benefits.

Antoine Harris of Cincinnati, Ohio
Harris was convicted of a fifth-degree felony charge of workers’ compensation fraud April 3 after BWC found him working as a truck driver while collecting disability benefits. Harris paid BWC $7,963 in restitution prior to his guilty plea. A judge subsequently terminated Harris’s sentence of one month of probation.

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