A 74-year-old former postal employee from Morganton pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud in Asheville on Friday.
Sandra Cannon Throneburg admitted to lying about her ability to work in order to receive over $261,000 in benefits from the federal workers’ compensation program. The U.S. Postal Service Office of the Inspector General investigated the case, revealing that she had worked for an accounting firm while claiming disability benefits.
“For years, Throneburg lied about her ability to return to work to keep receiving payments from the federal workers’ compensation program,” said U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson…