A Travis County grand jury reportedly indicted Quenton Durrett of Durrett Demolition in Manvel, Texas on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges after an investigation by Texas Mutual Insurance Company uncovered evidence Durrett misrepresented his company’s payroll to avoid paying approximately $647,000 in premium.
According to Texas Mutual, Durrett repeatedly claimed that Durrett Demolition had no employees and no payroll records. An investigation allegedly found evidence showing that Durrett maintained a company bank account from which employees were paid and used two payroll companies to pay over $5 million in Durrett Demolition payroll.
The alleged fraud helped Durrett avoid paying the correct premium for his company, and it left Texas Mutual liable for injuries sustained by his employees.
The Durrett investigation was part of the Texas Mutual “Zero Tolerance for Fraud” program.
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