Richard Nobles was indicted last week on four counts of workers’ compensation fraud this week. He is the owner of several subcontract labor companies including Express Services, Labor Fast, Fast Track Systems and CSI Services Inc.

Nobles is alleged to have underreported the number of workers he had on his payroll with the intent to defraud a number of insurance companies of the workers’ compensation premiums due to them.

His companies' unpaid premiums added up to more than $1 million. The fraud took place from January 2006 to 2010.

He faces up to 12 years on each count of fraud.

Don’t turn to fraud to solve your worker’s compensation problems. If you are involved in a worker’s compensation benefits dispute, contact the Charleston workers' compensation lawyers of The Steinberg Law Firm at 843-720-2800 to learn more about your rights.

According to The Sun News, "Former 'Operation Lost Trust' figure Bob Kohn went on trial for mail fraud Monday, accused of helping a maritime welding firm plot to get lower worker's compensation rates."

Kohn served in the House of Representatives in 1990 for North Charleston. The FBI suspected him of membership in a corruption wing. In a plea bargain, Kohn gave up his cohorts in exchange for 15 months in jail.

Current charges suspect that, "as a private insurance consultant, [he] helped fabricate payroll records involving Knight's Services of Summerville for pipefitting and other maritime work it conducted here," reports the Sun News. He allegedly underreported the company's size of staff and payroll. This allowed them to save thousands in insurance costs.

The Sun News writes, "The fraud allegation came to light after an 18-year-old employee of Knight's was killed in December 2005 during a below-decks sewer tank accident while he was working on a ship-refit inside Detyens Shipyard. Four others were hospitalized." The insurers realized that the company's numbers weren't adding up.

If you or someone you know has been injured on the job, call a Charleston Workers' Compensation Lawyer at the Steinberg Law Firm for help collecting your Workers' Compensation.

This Tuesday, a California insurance broker pleaded guilty to grand theft and insurance fraud charges for scamming nearly $5 million from multiple companies. Other charges included transacting as an insurance business without a certificate of authority, tax fraud, forgery, premium fraud, and grand theft by embezzlement. The insurance broker sent out false certificates of insurance to four different companies with employees numbering over 75,000 combined.

This kind of fraud if more malicious than most, as it leaves legitimately injured workers unaware that they will not be able to claim benefits. Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner stated that any defendant who scams millions of dollars to support their own extravagant lifestyle deserves prison time.

Have you been a victim of workers' compensation insurance fraud? If you have questions regarding workers' compensation law, contact the Charleston workers comp lawyers of the Steinberg Law Firm by calling 843-720-2800.

A cook has recently been injured in an accident that took place in South Carolina.  The cook was attempting to prepare meals for the night, when he lost his control of a knife and severely cut his finger.  The cook suffered serious lacerations to his hand and attempted to stop the bleeding with a towel.  

The man was rushed to a hospital by another worker and was receiving treatment for his injuries.  The cook is expected to recover,  however it will likely take several weeks before his hand is healed and he can begin to prepare food again.  

If you or someone you know has been injured on the job and is in need of workers' compensation benefits, contact the Charleston workers' compensation attorneys of The Steinberg Law Firm at 843-720-2800