Miami Construction Co. Owner Arrested in $88K Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme May 11, 2021
A construction company owner was arrested in Florida this month for workers’ compensation premium fraud and grand theft for allegedly concealing payroll information to avoid paying more than $88,000 in workers’ compensation premiums, according to a statement from the Florida Department of Financial Services.
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis said Yoni O. Martinez, president and owner of LAMX Construction Company Corp. was arrested May 3, 2021, after an investigation by the department’s Division of Investigative & Forensic Services (DIFS), Bureau of Workers Compensation Fraud.
The investigation revealed that the president that Martinez actively concealed payroll to avoid paying a higher workers’ compensation premium. Martinez claimed $119,150 in annual payroll to Southeast Personnel Leasing for the policy periods of July 2014 to January 201