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Employee fraud is a drag: Man collecting workers’ comp caught running in high heels

April 28, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Employees do the strangest things, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

The man claimed he was too disabled to work at all. Then someone saw him on TV in drag, trying to win Hannah Montana concert tickets.

You’ve heard stories about employees out on disability who get turned in by a neighbor or co-worker for doing yard work or playing sports.

Talk about getting caught with your pants down.

Well, Garrett Dalton of Naugatuck, CT, got caught too, but with a dress on.

Prosecutors have video of him running a 40-yard dash in women’s clothing and high heels while he was collecting workers’ comp payments.

Dalton faces fraud charges for collecting $5,000 in comp, according to wire service reports.

Authorities were tipped off after someone saw Dalton in a TV news report. He was taking part in a radio station contest to win Hannah Montana concert tickets. Not only did he have to dress in drag, but he also had to win a race while carrying an egg on a spoon.

Dalton is a state corrections officer. Oh, and he didn’t win the contest.

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