An Albany area auto mechanic who said he couldn’t work because of a job-related injury has been arrested in a case of workers’ compensation fraud after he allegedly was found working at an auto repair shop. Carl Wilcox, 43, of Cohoes, NY, faces felony charges including grand larceny, insurance fraud, offering a false instrument for filing and violating the Workers’ Compensation Law following his arrest Jan. 7.
Investigators from the New York State Insurance Fund Division of Confidential Investigations said video surveillance allegedly showed Wilcox working at an auto garage in Cohoes in the spring of 2008 while he collected workers’ comp benefits for an injury he claimed when working previously as a mechanic at another garage.
Wilcox injured in his back while working for McCabe Auto in Troy, NY, in May 2002, and returned signed documents to NYSIF indicating he had not returned to any type of work, according to investigators.
He allegedly received $4,772 in illegal wage replacement benefits. Following his arraignment in Cohoes City Court, Wilcox was remanded to Albany County Jail to await a future court appearance.
As a result of Wilcox’s arrest, NYSIF estimated the potential future savings on his claim to be $96,760.
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