News Notes: Injured Employee Caught Playing Golf Convicted Of Workers’ Comp Fraud

An employee who was discovered playing golf while collecting workers’ compensation payments has pleaded no contest to insurance fraud and could face jail time. William LaForge, who was just a few months away from retirement, injured his back when he fell on the steps outside the Daly City high school where he had been an art teacher for 30 years. He filed a workers’ comp claim and began collecting payments. But investigators discovered LaForge was playing golf as many as 15 times a month.