HELENA, Mont. (AP) - A Montana state employee who said he got hurt at work and claimed disability from the state’s workers’ compensation insurer but was actually injured riding a motorcycle has admitted to a felony.
The Independent Record reports that 34-year-old Boone Block pleaded guilty June 14 to false claim to a public agency.
Block said he was hurt last year while working for the state Department of Transportation in Livingston.
One of Block’s co-workers said he didn’t see Block get hurt that day. But court documents show that Block told the co-worker he was going to ride his motorcycle over the weekend.
Montana started paying Block’s medical bills and set aside more than $30,000 in reserves to pay for Block’s lost wages and treatment. An anonymous tip revealed the truth.
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Information from: Independent Record, https://www.helenair.com
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