Man Who Filed Workers’ Comp Claim But Actually Hurt Himself Riding A Motorcycle Admits Felony
Thursday, July 6th, 2017 Litigation Workers' CompensationA state employee who said he got hurt at work and claimed disability from the state’s workers’ compensation insurer, but was actually injured riding a motorcycle at a Bozeman racetrack, has admitted to a felony and will pay a $3,000 fine. Boone Block, 34, of Clyde Park, pleaded guilty June 14 to false claim to a public agency. He was also given a three-year suspended sentence. He had previously pleaded not guilty and was facing a jury trial. Block said he was hurt at work on Feb. 26, 2016, while working for the state Department of Transportation in Livingston. He submitted a workers’ compensation claim to the State Fund, saying he jumped off the back of a work truck and hurt his right knee.
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