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Rikers Correction Officer Lied to Obtain Workers’ Compensation Benefits

A corrections officer at New York City’s Rikers Island prison has pleaded guilty to receiving more than $200,000 in workers’ compensation benefits to which he was not entitled, prosecutors reported. According to Jay Clayton, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District …

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According to Insurance Journal’s source item, Rikers Correction Officer Lied to Obtain Workers’ Compensation Benefits, A corrections officer at New York City’s Rikers Island prison has pleaded guilty to receiving more than $200,000 in workers’ compensation benefits to which he was not entitled, prosecutors reported. According to Jay Clayton, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District …

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