Business Owner Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud in Texas

April 2, 2008

Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that an Arp, Texas, business owner pled guilty in a workers’ compensation fraud-related case.

A Travis County district court ordered Jerry Don Calicutt, owner of ZIPCO Services Inc., to serve 18 months’ probation and perform 100 hours of community service. The court also ordered Calicutt to pay $61,461 to Texas Mutual and a $4,000 fine.

ZIPCO Services Inc. is an oil and gas contractor located in Kilgore, Texas. Calicutt misrepresented the size of ZIPCO’s operations and number of employees to Texas Mutual, the insurer reported.

Because workers’ compensation insurance premium is based in part on payroll, the scheme allowed the company to pay less premium than it actually owed.

Source: Texas Mutual Insurance Company, www.texasmutual.com

Topics Texas Fraud Workers' Compensation

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  • April 29, 2008 at 8:00 am
    jose quervo says:
    This person has a long history of deceptive business. See Seiber and Calicutt, Evergreen Global Resources, Emergency Resources Internatioal, Looks like he never learns and ne... read more
  • April 2, 2008 at 2:44 am
    texas bidnessman says:
    This is just the Texas oilmen's way of doing things, boys. Take a look at the USexecutive branch (and the veep's office--he has argued he is not part of any governmental branc... read more
  • April 2, 2008 at 2:09 am
    U says:
    i don't see any where that says the agent was charged with anything. it's never the guilty person we blame any more. it's always someone elses fault. the guy pled guilty! ... read more

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