Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Destiny Mae Black, 25, formerly of Gainesville, has been arrested for disability insurance fraud for allegedly collecting almost $18k in insurance payments while falsely claiming she could not work due to back pain.
According to a sworn complaint filed in August 2024, Black, whose name was Destiny Mae Herrin at the time, worked at HCA North Florida Regional Medical Center as a phlebotomist and went on disability in March 2021 due to pain in her back and numbness in her legs; she reportedly said the injury was not work-related but prevented her from working…