GAO seeking public help in finding Employees abusing Federal Workers’ Comp Program

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GAO issued the following press release:

Believe You’ve Seen Evidence of Workers’ Compensation Fraud? Contact GAO

Abuse of benefits by federal employees can be reported anonymously

WASHINGTON, DC (July 14, 2011) – The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is investigating fraud and abuse in the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) program. Specifically, GAO is looking for information on cases in which federal employees are currently abusing workers compensation benefits.

For example, fraud schemes might include a beneficiary working a second job, overstating their workers’ compensation claim, or collecting benefits for a deceased individual. Anyone with information regarding fraud or abuse of the FECA program by federal employees is encouraged to contact us at workerscompfraud@gao.gov. All information about individuals who contact us will be kept confidential.

For media inquiries about this announcement, contact Chuck Young, Managing Director of Public Affairs, at 202-512-4800.

One thought on “GAO seeking public help in finding Employees abusing Federal Workers’ Comp Program”

  1. A Witch Hunt by any other name. This will bring out all the haters, the envious, the jealous and the down right mean spirited, who just want to make life miserable for some poor disabled person because they are perceived to be “Getting over, while poor me has to actually work”.

    Look out!!! Big Brother is watching!

    Too bad the GAO can’t lend its pitbullish tenacity to congress, which has let big corporations and the rich “Get over” by exploiting every loophole conveniently laid out for them so that pay very little or no taxes on the backs of those who ended up being injured on the job…the true tax payers.

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