Postal Worker convicted- ran Boston Marathon while collecting Workman's Comp

[James48843]

Postal employee on workers comp caught running Boston Marathon


U.S. District Court in Florida convicted a former Florida postal worker of health care fraud after she was caught participating in more than 80 long-distance races, including the Boston Marathon, all while taking workers compensation (http://www.nwfdailynews.com/articles/marathon-49679-worker-postal.html) for a back injury.55-year-old Jacquelyn V. Myers was also convicted of making false statements and faces up to 15 years in prison. Her sentencing is scheduled for July 25.

In May 2009, Myers claimed to have a lower back injury that prevented him from delivering the mail as part of her job. She was relieved of her mail carrying responsibilities and put on "light duty."

However, photos and videos emerged showing Myers participating in the races, including a triathlon. And in what would ordinarily be considered good news, her race times actually improved after she made her initial injury claim.


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Postal employee on workers (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/postal-employee-workers-comp-caught-running-boston-marathon-175558832.html)

[Handballer]

She must of been a pretty good runner. Back in the day I wasn't fast enough to qualify for the Boston Marathon. Being a women her qualifying time less than mine.

[Warrenlm]

Thank goodness the USG caught the one individual who was cheating amongst the 12 million on workman's comp. Now if they would only start pursuit of the two people who are double claiming dependents on their income tax forms, the one man and two women who are lying about income to receive their AFDC, TANF, WIC, housing subsidy, MEDICAID, etc., the one individual claiming unemployment benefits while receiving income from a job, the one individual.....we've created a system of objective criteria that leads to no incentive for administrators to challenge unless the discovery is particularly egregious. Now about that USG credit card holder who charged the lap dance.....

[Warrenlm]

Whew. They caught the one person getting an incorrect tax refund. This Woman Was Charged With One Of Oregon's Biggest Tax Frauds Ever - Yahoo! Finance (http://finance.yahoo.com/news/woman-hook-might-oregons-biggest-151807292.html)
If only she had not complained she'd stil be shopping for a yacht. Just like the DC Government Real Estate $20 million tax fraud case. Not much heard about that after awhile. Just a cost of doing business. Move along.

Everything big government does is geared to getting the check out quickly as long as some impersonal form is filled out. Better yet if it's all automated. From tax refunds for the same child counted fourteen times, to invoices paid to contractors for trips double billed, to the medicare payment mill. The problem is not intentions, it is the lack of incentive/ability for stewards of the public trust to spend the money as if it belongs to the people by really checking. Woe betide the civil servant standing in the way of a check. I've heard quotes from recipients of "the programs" that "the money is just there-might as well get it."