Wife of Ex-Texas Trucking Magnate Sentenced in $9M Work Comp Fraud Scheme

The wife of a former San Antonio trucking magnate was sentenced this month in a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme.

Frances Hall, former co-owner of Bill Hall Jr. Trucking, was sentenced for her role in a scheme to avoid $9 million in workers’ compensation premiums.

During her appearance on July 10 in Austin’s 147th District Court, Hall was sentenced based on a plea she entered in May. Under the plea agreement, Hall received 10 years deferred adjudication, was ordered to pay $150,000 in restitution, and will undergo treatment as the probation department recommended.

Fraud investigators with the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) confirmed that between 2009 and 2016, Hall underreported payroll information to Texas Mutual Insurance Company and concealed payroll reports to get lower insurance premiums on their gravel hauling business.

Travis County prosecutor Jessica Bergeman prosecuted the case. Bergeman is a member of DWC’s Prosecution Unit embedded in the Travis County District Attorney’s office.

Source: DWC

Topics Texas Fraud Workers' Compensation Trucking