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...e possibility of prosecution for a crime he didn't commit, the worker came cle...ffective, Judge Foust cautioned. If insurance companies didn't have limitless ...

... him that his test results made him a suspect in the theft and that the results would have to be reported to his employer; however, the expert also advised him that another possible explanation was strong feelings of guilt. Faced with the possibility of prosecution for a crime he didn't commit, the worker came clean and told his story. He had almost gotten away with it. Speaking to the Southern California Fraud Investigators Association training seminar in San Diego, the Honorable Pamela Foust, a judge with the California Workers Compensation Appeals Board ... are common. But did you hear the one about the man who nearly got away with his deception until an unrelated theft at his workplace tripped him up? This man had injured his shoulder at home. Not knowing if the injury would be covered by his Health insurance and worried about lost time from work, the man decided to recreate his accident at work and claim a work-related injury. Everything was going along wonderfully until, eight months later, all the company's employees were asked to take a polygraph test for an office theft ... all its accounts receivable for 20 cents on the dollar last year. Now, when a lienholder comes in and asks Judge Foust whether she's going to disallow the lien, she tells him she won't have to disallow it-that he'll withdraw the lien and stop being a poor sport. And the lienholder will drop the lien. Why should someone cause everyone else a lot of trouble when they're trying to get money they are not entitled to? ' Judge Foust asked. In some cases, there may be a problem with the liens presented ...