Thomas Gary Myers was arrested at his place of business in Irvine, Calif., pursuant to a warrant issued by Orange County Superior Court Judge Donna Crandall.
Myers, 62, is charged with two felony insurance fraud violations and one felony violation of making false statements in relation to an insurance claim.
Myers is the owner of Thomas Myers Janitorial Services in Irvine and owns several other companies that provide similar cleaning and janitorial services. Myers allegedly operated Thomas Myers Janitorial Services without workers’ compensation coverage for his employees in order to avoid paying the premiums.
On April 4, 1998, Rafael Cortes was working for the janitorial service and sustained an industrial injury to his back while cleaning a carpet. When Cortes reported his injury to his employer, Myers allegedly had his office manager report the incident to Hartford Insurance as having occurred with Myers Carpet Cleaning Company, which did have proper workers’ comp coverage for its employees.
Hartford Insurance accepted liability for Cortes’ injury based on statements made by his employer. $78,824.07 was paid for Cortes’ workers’ comp claim.
If convicted, Myers could be sentenced up to five years in state prison and/or a $50,000 fine.
Topics Workers' Compensation
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