Pitcher woman admits to stealing $60,000 from workers comp
PITCHER – A Pitcher woman pleaded guilty inside the U.S. District Court in Syracuse Tuesday for failing to report her goat-selling business while she fraudulently collected more than $60,000 in workers compensation benefits.
U.S. Attorney Richard Hartunian announced yesterday that 53-year-old Susan Tansosch of Horton Road, Pitcher, pleaded guilty to defrauding the U.S. Department of Labor and the United States Postal Service in excess of $60,362 by making false statements and representations to obtain the federal benefits.
Hartunian’s office reported that Tansosch was facing a maximum sentence of 5 years in federal prison and up to $250,000 in fines.
This case was investigated by the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General and the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General.
Wednesday the Postal Service’s Assistant Special Agent in Charge Rafael (Rico) Medina said Tansosch was a former postal employee who worked as a rural carrier. He said she began collecting money around Oct. 1, 2008, for a physical disability. He said injured workers could be eligible to receive up to 70 percent of their former salary and other benefits depending on their specific circumstances.
“Mrs. Tansosch continued to manage a business that generated an income,” said Medina. “She reported that she was limited by the injury and unable to make an income as a result of it.”
Medina said the office investigated a fluctuating amount of complaints each year from dozens to hundreds. He added that Tansosch’s case fell “somewhere in the middle” when compared to other amounts typically stolen from the fund by perpetrators.
The office reported that in October 2008 Tansosch submitted a form to the U.S. Department of Labor specifically stating that she did not earn money from other employment, when in fact she maintained a profitable business selling goats.
Medina said many of the investigated frauds are caught by internal review procedures, but also added that a number of cases had been developed because people in the community stepped forward to report an irregularity.
“Anybody who has information about someone who is or may be committing workers compensation fraud should call our office,” he said.
The US Postal Service Office of Inspector General can be reached at 1-888-877-7644 or by visiting the agency’s web site at www.uspsoig.gov.
Tansosch will return to the U.S. District Court in Binghamton Aug. 4 for sentencing.
U.S. Attorney Richard Hartunian announced yesterday that 53-year-old Susan Tansosch of Horton Road, Pitcher, pleaded guilty to defrauding the U.S. Department of Labor and the United States Postal Service in excess of $60,362 by making false statements and representations to obtain the federal benefits.
Hartunian’s office reported that Tansosch was facing a maximum sentence of 5 years in federal prison and up to $250,000 in fines.
This case was investigated by the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General and the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General.
Wednesday the Postal Service’s Assistant Special Agent in Charge Rafael (Rico) Medina said Tansosch was a former postal employee who worked as a rural carrier. He said she began collecting money around Oct. 1, 2008, for a physical disability. He said injured workers could be eligible to receive up to 70 percent of their former salary and other benefits depending on their specific circumstances.
“Mrs. Tansosch continued to manage a business that generated an income,” said Medina. “She reported that she was limited by the injury and unable to make an income as a result of it.”
Medina said the office investigated a fluctuating amount of complaints each year from dozens to hundreds. He added that Tansosch’s case fell “somewhere in the middle” when compared to other amounts typically stolen from the fund by perpetrators.
The office reported that in October 2008 Tansosch submitted a form to the U.S. Department of Labor specifically stating that she did not earn money from other employment, when in fact she maintained a profitable business selling goats.
Medina said many of the investigated frauds are caught by internal review procedures, but also added that a number of cases had been developed because people in the community stepped forward to report an irregularity.
“Anybody who has information about someone who is or may be committing workers compensation fraud should call our office,” he said.
The US Postal Service Office of Inspector General can be reached at 1-888-877-7644 or by visiting the agency’s web site at www.uspsoig.gov.
Tansosch will return to the U.S. District Court in Binghamton Aug. 4 for sentencing.
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