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Hamilton man convicted of making fraudulent claims
Hamilton man convicted of making fraudulent ACC
claims
ACC has welcomed the conviction of
a Hamilton man who fraudulently claimed weekly
compensation.
Murray Allen Booth pleaded guilty to charges
under ACC’s own Act in
Hamilton District Court,
yesterday.
Between April 2007 and May 2008, Mr Booth submitted medical certificates to ACC stating that he was unable to resume any work duties. During this period he collected a total of $18,784.02 in weekly compensation to cover lost earnings.
However, ACC discovered that Mr Booth had been working as a telemarketer.
Mr Booth pleaded guilty to the charges and was sentenced to 190 hours of community work and ordered to repay $18,784.02.
“ACC levies are intended to help injured people not fraudsters and we work hard to make sure that happens," said Denise Cosgrove, ACC’s General Manager of Claims Management.
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