At first the injury claim filed with the Ohio Bureau of Workmen's Compensation by Irving Zilbert seemed routine. Zilbert had injured his neck and back while working on a Cleveland home-remodeling job. The bureau found him 50% disabled, and awarded him the lump sum of $5,600. Next case.
Then investigators learned more about Irving Zilbert. He had died of a heart attack six months before his award check was cashed. Jerry's Home Improvement Co., Zilbert's purported employer, was nowhere to be found; its address turned out to be that of a vacant barber...
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