Ohio BWC Investigations Result in 11 Workers’ Comp Fraud Convictions in June

Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Administrator/CEO Stephen Buehrer today announced 11 individuals were convicted of or pleaded guilty to charges related to defrauding Ohio’s workers’ compensation system during the month of June. The court actions are the result of investigations conducted by BWC’s Special Investigations Department (SID), which works to deter, detect, investigate, and prosecute workers’ compensation fraud.