No. 5: ‘Not so Injured’
A woman sustained injuries to her shoulder and back after being involved in a collision. She then began collecting benefits, including income replacement payments. As the months went on, she told her case manager that she was too injured to work.
However, the truth would soon become clear. An SIU investigation discovered the woman had in fact returned to work – specifically, she was now involved in a physically demanding agriculture position.
The woman would later plead guilty to Fraud Over $5,000 and was sentenced to three years of supervised probation, including counselling, 200 hours of community service work and restitution of $36,000.
