New York State Employee Sentenced for Workers Compensation Fraud
A former employee of the New York Department of Transportation has been put on probation for three years for fraudulently collecting almost $10,000 in benefits over a period of eight months. State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced the penalty imposed on Corey Cragnolin by Rochester City Court judge Caroline Morrison. Cragnolin was also ordered to repay $9,940.49 and prohibited from collecting any additional benefits related to the injury that led to his initial claim.
Under New York’s workers’ compensation system, anyone seeking or collecting benefits must disclose any other employment or income. According to documents filed with the court, Cragnolin received benefits from September, 2013 until May, 2014, based on injuries he allegedly sustained as while working for the Department of Transportation. Cragnolin had claimed that he was totally disabled because of that injury, and received benefits for a temporary total disability.
