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A legal aid and two healthcare providers in Toronto have each pleaded guilty to auto insurance fraud charges, in connection to a benefit-sharing scheme.
Paralegal Anna Kovtanuka, chiropractor Edward Hayes, and clinic employee Michelle Osacenco each pleaded guilty to fraud under $5,000, Toronto Star reported.
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An aide at a state mental health facility is facing felony and misdemeanor charges for allegedly submitting a false insurance claim.
Duane C. Hayes, 40, of Utica, was charged with first-degree falsifying business records and second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, both felonies. He has also been charged with attempted petit larceny.
The charges stem from an investigation conducted by the state inspector general’s office. Hayes, a security hospital treatment assistant at the Central New York Psychiatric Center in Marcy, is accused of filing false documents to his personal supplemental insurance carrier claiming he was on workers’ compensation and unable to work from Feb. 10, 2016 through June 15, 2016.
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Ten current or former TTC employees are facing criminal charges in connection with what’s being called a multi-million dollar insurance scheme.
The charges were annonced Thursday as part of an ongoing investigation by Toronto police and the TTC that started back in 2014.
The transit agency says 150 employees have either been fired, retired or resigned in order to avoid being dismissed since the investigation began.
Read more at citynews.ca