Injured Canberra worker sent to jail over Comcare fraud

By Megan Gorrey


A Gordon man who defrauded Comcare of more than $60,000 in worker’s compensation has been jailed for three months, prompting a magistrate to warn fraud offences were not “victimless” crimes.


Jon Allred, 53, was charged after an investigation revealed he worked as a taxi driver while he was receiving fortnightly benefits from the agency, despite filling out a form to say he wasn’t working or receiving an income.


He pleaded guilty to one count of obtaining a financial advantage by deception in the ACT Magistrates Court in June and was sentenced in the higher court on Tuesday.



Allred began to receive fortnightly worker’s compensation payments from Comcare in 1991 after he injured his lower back while working as an ambulance officer.


Read more: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/injured-canberra-worker-sent-to-jail-over-comcare-fraud-20151013-gk7p31.html#ixzz3oUQhHIUL

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