A New York State Thruway Authority employee has been arrested and charged with workers’ compensation fraud for collecting injured worker benefits from the New York State Insurance Fund while allegedly employed by an Albany area trucking company. Police arrested Steven Epstein, 45, of Glenville, NY, charging him with violating Sect. 114 of the Workers’ Compensation Law and falsifying business records, both felonies.
Epstein, a Thruway Authority employee in the Albany operations and maintenance division, originally filed a work-related injury claim on Jan. 24. NYSIF investigators said Epstein began receiving workers’ comp benefits after having hernia surgery related to his claim on March 4.
While receiving benefits, Epstein reportedly signed and returned forms to NYSIF stating that he had not returned to any type of work. Investigators learned, however, that during that time Epstein allegedly was working for Blackburn’s Trucking, located in Colonie, NY.
Actual fraud and the estimated potential future savings in the case totaled $4,049.
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