Fraud Press Releases
2007
- L&I reports successful anti-fraud efforts in 2006 (Jan. 24, 2007)
2006
- Contractor cited for fraud and safety violations (July 19, 2005)
- New assistant attorney general to help L&I combat fraud (Aug. 28, 2006)
- L&I teams target fraudulent contractors, electricians (March 2, 2006)
2005
- L&I using new software to detect workers’ comp fraud (Nov. 8, 2005)
- Contractor cited for fraud and safety violations (July 19, 2005)
- L&I's anti-fraud effort recovers $27 million in first three months of 2005 (July 7, 2005)
- Walla Walla man sentenced for fraudulently cashing L&I benefit check (April 13, 2005)
- L&I fines contractor over $136,000 for workers' compensation violation (March 1, 2005)
2004
- Early check on premium rate could save contractors money later (December 14, 2004)
- Supreme Court lets stand ruling that employers must cooperate with L&I audits (December 3, 2004)
- Burien physical therapist charged with overcharging L&I (L&I 09/27/04)
- Gig Harbor woman, Monroe man ordered to repay benefits (L&I 09/15/04)
- Agency sees dramatic increase in recovery of unpaid workers’ compensation premiums (L&I 09/10/04)
- New anti-fraud laws take effect June 10 (L&I 06/09/04)
- 64-year-old gets 5 years for scam (The Daily Olympian 04/14/04)
- Former Snohomish County man pleads guilty to first-degree theft in workers’ comp case (L&I 03/16/04)
- Central Washington worker pleads guilty in L&I fraud case (L&I 03/11/04)
2003
- L&I orders ‘repeat offender’ to pay back premiums and penalties (10/01/03)
- Anonymous tip, employer cooperation solve two L&I fraud cases (07/02/03)
- Arlington man ordered to repay state $27,814 (05/21/03)
2002
- Investigation methods reveal frauds (Spokesman Review 07/29/02)
- Grays Harbor man pleads guilty to 1st degree theft charge (L&I 07/18/02)
- Woman charged in drug-fraud case with L&I (Seattle Times 07/16/02)
- Naselle man pleads guilty to Federal offence (US Dept of Justice 06/11/02)
- Pasco man ordered to repay $114,000 in benefits & penalties (L&I 04/03/02)
- Vashon man ordered to repay $59,600 in benefits and penalties (L&I 01/30/02)
- Scheme gets Yelm man jail time, fine (The Olympian 01/29/02)
- Former Yakima resident ordered to pay over $209,000 in fraud case (L&I 01/16/02)
- Wisconsin woman ordered to repay state $52,000 (L&I 01/11/02)
2001
- Minnesota woman ordered to repay state $434,851 (L&I 12/13/01)>
- Oregon man ordered to repay state $42,892 (L&I 12/11/01)
- Redmond man ordered to repay state $69,197 (12/07/01)
- Seattle man ordered to repay state $353,998 (09/20/01)
- Seattle man ordered to repay state $32,000 (07/11/01)
- State terminates two more providers in hearing-aid case (07/02/01)
- Snohomish County man ordered to repay state $30,000 (05/01/01)
- Workers' Comp investigation leads to criminal charges (03/23/01)
- State investigation leads to organized crime charges (01/17/01)
2000
- L&I orders termination of doctor's services (11/06/00)
- Former Spokane County man ordered to repay state $48,500 (11/01/00)
- Omak and Gig Harbor men ordered to repay Workers' Comp (09/28/00)
- Doctor Ordoubadi, local radio "Medicine Man," pleads guilty to fraud (US Dept of Justice 08/04/00)
- Former president of billing company admits health care fraud (US Dept of Justice 03/14/00)
- State boosts hearing aid firm's repayment to $860,262 (08/28/00)
- Dancer ordered to pay $57,000 in fraud case (08/17/00)
- State orders Lewis County man to pay $58,000 in fraud case (08/10/00)
- Eastern Washington man sentenced for defrauding state (08/09/00)
- Chehalis man pleads guilty in $61,000 fraud case (08/09/00)
- Former Kent resident ordered to repay $21,000 in L&I fraud case (06/12/00)
- State orders Seattle man to repay $30,000 in fraud case (06/07/00)
- State seeks $86,000 from Eastern Washington man in fraud case (3/21/00)
1999
- State orders hearing aid firm to repay $108,000 (12/23/99)
- Department orders California man to repay $328,000 in fraud case (12/6/99)
- Talk-radio host indicted over medical billing practices (Seattle Times 10/26/99)
- Cheney man ordered to pay state $123,000 in workers' comp fraud case (09/08/99)
