NC Man Pleads Guilty to $2.7 million dollar Workers’ Comp Scheme

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While the media tends to focus its workers’ comp fraud coverage on stories of workers exaggerating injuries, workers’ compensation fraud is commonly perpetrated by employers and insurance professionals. A case with a North Carolina connection typifies this.

The company, National Employment Services (NES), thought it purchased required workers’ compensation coverage through a North Carolina insurance agent named David Walters. NES had proof that they paid the insurance company more than $2.7 million dollars in workers’ compensation premiums. 

Authorities recently discovered that the insurance company had no agent by the name of David Walters and had never received any type of premium payments from or on behalf of NES. 

The man pretending to be David Walker, Carl Delmas Fuller, pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud and was sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to pay more than $3.1 million in restitution. 

This is an interesting story of workers’ comp fraud and it is bigger than most cases we have seen. At the law office of Kevin Bunn, we pride ourselves on helping people that have been seriously injured on the job. We are proud to assist in workers’ comp cases and are always available for a free consultation. Please call 1-800-665-8945 to set up a meeting to discuss your possible workmens comp case.