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.