Winston Lee Wise wasn’t supposed to work, according to court documents.
Really, he wasn’t supposed to even be able to work. He claimed to have been injured on the job so badly in 1987 that he eventually qualified as totally disabled, the documents said.
So what do federal prosecutors claim he’s been doing for 12 of the past 14 years?
Working.
Wise, 72, of Chesapeake, made his initial appearance Friday in U.S. District Court in Norfolk on nine felonies relating to the fraudulent receipt of almost $129,000 in worker’s compensation money.
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney David Layne declined to comment on the case, as did Wise’s public defender, Andrew Grindrod.
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There should be a complete review of everyone's disability status.
ReplyDeleteThis country is chocked full of these deadbeats. Just sit and watch the typical handicrapped parking spot and see how many people really should have the placard
ReplyDeleteand it's aholes like that that allow us really disabled people to only get 1200 a month
ReplyDeleteThe man made $12,700 a YEAR at the storage company. He was probably just trying to make ends meet.
ReplyDeleteReally, syop sucking money from taxpayers and workers.If your able to work, work. These loopholes need to be closed, there are a lot of phony disabled people out there getting checks for nothing.
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