Newsday broke a story yesterday about a former Islip, NY parks workers who was busted for insurance fraud.
But this isn’t your typical “out on TTD, moonlighting as a handyman” gig.
Nope, John Livingston, out of work due to a comp injury and according to his statements to his employer and adjuster, unable to find employment, was allegedly working as a bouncer at a bar.
A nude bar.
It seems that the $17 grand Livingston collected so far wasn’t enough to sustain his lifestyle and other obligations, so a man’s got to do, what a man’s got to do. In this case, what Mr Livingston had to do was ensure patrons didn’t get unruly or obstreperous. Let’s think about this. Livingston, who was employed as an automotive equipment operator, told the Town he couldn’t work in that job, yet he was able to find work tossing potentially beefy, probably inebriated guys out of a ‘gentleman’s’ club.
Livingston’s previous job must’ve been much more strenuous than your typical truck driving gig, or perhaps he couldn’t sit for long hours, yet could, without too much pain or chance for injury exacerbation, latch onto struggling guys and launch them thru the back door.
Or maybe this was part of his therapy and work conditioning program.
Livingston pled not guilty.
The Empire State has gotten rather forceful about comp fraud, so I’d expect Mr Livingston will come to regret his alleged decision to mess with the system.
Hats off (no pun intended) to the adjuster or employer who ordered the investigation (if in fact this was the result of surveillance) and busted Mr Livingston.
Jun
25
Maybe he’ll use the defense of “watching porn can release endorphins (natural pain killers)” and his employment there was merely a form of ongoing treatment for chronic pain!!
One can only imagine how long the, ehem, surveillance of Mr. Livingston had to go on to satisfy the investigator: “Y’know, I really should go back and make sure it’s the right guy before we close this case.”