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Before Heading to Prison, Attorney Apologizes for Major Workers’ Comp Fraud

Sean Enrique O’Keefe said he started out as a “humanistic attorney,” but he became a mercenary and then a criminal who netted $700,000 a year by sending San Diego workers’ compensation claimants to dirty medical providers. O’Keefe last Wednesday morning …

Technology Helping Adjusters More Quickly Identify Legitimate Claims

The physician couldn’t tell what was causing the smudge on a CT scan of his wife’s lungs, so he referred her to a pulmonologist. That would likely have meant a two-week delay. Instead of waiting, Corey Chernett, chief executive officer …

How Media Portrayals Influence Workers’ Compensation Fraud

The depiction of workers’ compensation fraud by the media has affected the public’s perception of the crime, according to claims experts. While workers’ comp fraud is often depicted in a comedic way, that isn’t the case when it comes to …