{"id":44894,"date":"2018-10-03T09:19:50","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T13:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=44894"},"modified":"2018-10-03T09:19:50","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T13:19:50","slug":"former-rail-worker-gets-prison-for-scamming-disability-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/former-rail-worker-gets-prison-for-scamming-disability-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Former rail worker gets prison for scamming disability program","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/seattle-news\/crime\/too-hurt-to-work-dont-get-caught-doing-yoga-on-a-paddle-board-feds-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Seattle Times reports<\/a> that a Seattle man who took advantage of the Railroad Retirement disability program for decades will receive prison time and have to pay back double the more than $177,000 he took.<br \/>\nPaul LaMarche, 67, claimed disability in 1988 and began receiving RRB annuities, the paper reported.<br \/>\nThe paper said that inspectors from the RRB, along with the Coast Guard, began an investigation and found that LaMarche had started a charter boat service and claimed no disability on forms submitted to the Coast Guard to establish that business.<br \/>\nIn addition, pictures and videos surfaced of LaMarche doing physical activities, such as paddleboard yoga, to promote his boating business, the paper reported.<br \/>\nHe was sentenced to nine months in prison and ordered to pay back $354,738.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/seattle-news\/crime\/too-hurt-to-work-dont-get-caught-doing-yoga-on-a-paddle-board-feds-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">For the full story, visit The Seattle Times.<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Seattle Times reports that a Seattle man who took advantage of the Railroad Retirement disability program for decades will receive prison time and have to pay back double the more than $177,000 he took. 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