Bert Carrol Rainey, Dayton, Texas (worker's compensation fraud) [HOU]

Chester the Molester · Apr 8, 2012

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Name: Bert Carrol Rainey, Dayton, Texas

Age: 46

TSA Job: TSA supervisor

Crime: Worker's compensation fraud

Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs (22 Feb 2012): Liberty County Man Guilty in Disability Fraud Scheme

Department of Justice said:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22, 2012 Liberty County Man Guilty in Disability Fraud Scheme
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Department of Justice said:

BEAUMONT, Texas – A 46-year-old Dayton, Texas man has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.

Bert Carrol Rainey pleaded guilty to an Information charging him with fraud to obtain workers compensation benefits today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith Giblin.

According to information presented in court, Rainey, a Transportation Security Agency (TSA) supervisor at Houston Hobby airport, had been declared totally disabled from a work related accident in 2004 and been placed on the disability rolls on April 22, 2010. The disability status entitled Rainey to approximately 75% of his salary without working. Prior to his being declared totally disabled Rainey performed light duties or did not work, receiving partial pay for some periods and unpaid leave for several years. An investigation revealed that Rainey had the ability to perform his tasks at work and that Rainey had misled several physicians who examined him in 2009 and 2010 on a routine basis to evaluate his ability to return to work. Rainey admitted misleading physicians that he could not sit or walk for more than thirty minutes or lift more than ten pounds. Surveillance of Rainey at his home revealed him engaging in numerous physical activities inconsistent with his medical evaluations, including doing home construction projects, lawn maintenance, and operating machinery for long periods of time. The information to which Rainey pleaded guilty was the receipt of a reduced monthly partial payment while not working. As part of his plea Rainey agreed to resign his position and to forfeit the receipt of any further monthly payments which over his lifetime would have amounted to approximately $2,000,000.

Rainey faces up to one year in federal prison at sentencing. A sentencing date has not been set.

This case is being investigated by the TSA-OIG and the Department of Labor – Office of Workers' Compensation Programs and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert L. Rawls.
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Beaumont Enterprise (22 Feb 2012): Dayton man pleads guilty to misleading doctors, employers for up to $2 mil in worker's compensation

Beaumont Enterprise said:

A former Houston Hobby airport employee from Dayton is facing jail for misleading physicians as well as his employer to obtain worker's compensation benefits, according to a news release from the office of U.S. Attorney John M. Bales. Bert Carrol Rainey, 46, pleaded guilty today in a federal court to exaggerating his disability status in order to gain worker's compensation benefits that, over the course of his life, would've amounted to approximately $2 million, the report states ... Rainey reportedly admitted to misleading physicians who examined him in 2009 and 2010, claiming the inability to sit or walk for more than 30 minutes at a time ... Rainey agreed to resign his position and forfeit future monthly payments as part of his plea, and faces up to a year in federal prison when sentenced.
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Liberty County Vindicator (22 Feb 2012): Bert Carrol Rainey of Dayton pled guilty in disability fraud scheme

Liberty County Vindicator said:

According to information presented in court, Rainey, a Transportation Security Agency (TSA) supervisor at Houston Hobby airport, had been declared totally disabled from a work related accident in 2004 and been placed on the disability rolls on April 22, 2010. The disability status entitled Rainey to approximately 75% of his salary without working. Prior to his being declared totally disabled Rainey performed light duties or did not work, receiving partial pay for some periods and unpaid leave for several years. An investigation revealed that Rainey had the ability to perform his tasks at work and that Rainey had misled several physicians who examined him in 2009 and 2010 on a routine basis to evaluate his ability to return to work. Rainey admitted misleading physicians that he could not sit or walk for more than thirty minutes or lift more than ten pounds.
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KJAS (23 Feb 2012): Liberty County man pleads guilty in disability fraud scheme

KJAS said:

U.S. Attorney John M. Bales said on Thursday that a Liberty County man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Beaumont to fraudulently receiving disability benefits, after the man claimed that he couldn't work. 46-year-old Bert Carrol Rainey, of Dayton, entered the guilty plea before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith Giblin. According to Bales, Rainey was a supervisor with the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) at Houston Hobby airport, and he was involved in a work related accident in 2004. Bales said Rainey convinced doctors that he was left totally disabled, and he began receiving disability checks in April of 2010, which totaled 75% of his salary with the TSA. However, Bales said undercover surveillance of Rainey at his home revealed that Rainey was performing home construction projects, lawn maintenance, and operating machinery for long periods of time.
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