Coral Gables man accused of cashing deceased father’s workers’ comp benefits

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — A Coral Gables man was arrested Friday by the Florida Department of Financial Services after investigators said he fraudulently cashed his deceased father’s workers’ compensation checks over several years.

According to an arrest report, Todd Luis Calderin, 44, was his father’s caretaker and managed his father’s workers’ comp benefits.

Authorities said his father, Joe Calderin, had sustained a serious back injury while employed by the city of Hialeah and was receiving benefits totaling more than $800,000 over his lifetime…

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