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California correctional officer pleads guilty to workers’ compensation fraud
By sacbee.com- Cathy Locke
Published: 02/12/2016

A state correctional officer accused of playing baseball while collecting disability leave benefits for a foot injury has pleaded guilty to workers' compensation fraud.

Todd Phillips, a correctional officer with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, was charged with intentionally making false statements regarding his physical abilities and failing to disclose participation in certain events and activities. Had his participation in those activities been known, it would have affected his workers’ compensation benefits, according to a Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office news release.

On Nov. 10, 2010, Phillips injured his right foot while working for the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. He continued to work after the injury until he was taken off work by his doctors on Dec. 27, 2011, pending surgery on his foot on Feb. 15, 2012. Phillips continued to tell his doctors that he was unable to return to work because of pain in his foot, prosecutors said.

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