Massapequa Man Charged With Workers' Comp Fraud

A Massapequa man has been accused of bilking the government out of more than $100,000 in fraudulent disability claims.

Anthony DiBenedetto, 49, put in a workers' compensation claim in 2002 saying he hurt his neck while delivering milk for Beyer Farms, according to Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice.

But he was allegedly running a limousine company while he was supposedly laid up.

DiBenedetto received $400 a week in workers' comp benefits and collected a total of $30,185, prosecutors said.  In addition, he received $140,777 in Social Security disability benefits for himself and his sons. 

At the same time, he was videotaped working as the owner of Legal Limousines, Inc. of Lindenhurst, prosecutors said. He's also accused of accepting cash deposits from undercover investigators purchasing limousine services.

DiBenedetto was charged with two counts of  Grand Larceny, Insurance Fraud, Offering a False Instrument for Filing, Falsifying Business Records and Penalties for Fraudulent Acts. 

A call to his lawyer was not immediately returned.