East Haven man accused of illegally collecting workers compensation
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EAST HAVEN A town man was arrested and charged Friday after allegedly illegally collecting workers’ compensation while employed as a juvenile detention officer in Bridgeport, according to the state Division of Criminal Justice.
Gregory Brunson, 35, of Maplevale Road, is charged with one count of fraudulent claim or receipt of benefits and one count of first-degree larceny by defrauding a public community, officials said in a release.
Brunson “claimed he injured his back in the course of his duties when attempting to restrain a detainee” in August 2019, then, after being examined by a doctor, was placed on temporary total disability, “meaning he was considered to have zero work capacity and could not earn any outside wages without reporting it.”
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Updated: 3:16 PM EST December 18, 2020
ROCKY HILL, Conn. An East Haven man is facing charges following accusations that he illegally collected Workers’ Compensation.
35-year-old Gregory Brunson was a juvenile detention officer assigned to the Bridgeport Juvenile Detention Center when he claimed to have injured his back while attempting to restrain a detainee, officials said.
According to a release, a doctor placed Brunson on Temporary Total Disability (TTD) meaning he was considered to have zero work capacity and could not earn any outside wages without reporting it.
Officials say he received $12,459.25 in TTD benefits and $1284.31 in medical costs from August 24, 2019 to December 29, 2019.