Tag: Workers Compensation Fraud
Rikers Officer Admits $370K Workers’ Comp Scam
A disgraced Rikers Island correction officer confessed in federal court today to a brazen years-long scheme to defraud the city of over $370,000. Todd Faustin, 43, admitted to faking injuries he claimed to sustain during use-of-force incidents with inmates, triggering a flood of fraudulent workers’ compensation claims. The officer, who tendered his resignation effective immediately,…
