Texas Mutual Insurance Company has reported the sentencing of an Austin man on workers’ compensation fraud charges.
Gary Hunt, of Austin, was convicted of a Class A misdemeanor and sentenced to a one-year deferred adjudication for defrauding Texas Mutual.
Hunt reported a job-related injury while working as a sales coach for Radiant Plumbing. He claimed he was unable to work because of the injury, according to Texas Mutual. However, it was then discovered that Hunt was working as a comfort consultant for another company. Texas law required claimants to contact their workers’ compensation carrier when they return to work.
“Investigators call this type of scam double dipping because the claimant collects benefits for being too injured to work when he or she is, in fact, gainfully employed,” Texas Mutual said in a statement.
In addition to the deferred adjudication, Hunt was ordered to pay $8,192 in restitution to Texas Mutual.
