“Cheaters seem to think that stealing workers’ comp benefits doesn’t hurt anyone,” said Celeste Monahan, assistant director for L&I’s Fraud Prevention and Labor Standards division. “But it’s taking money from legitimately injured workers.”
Theresa Robinson, KIRO 7 NewsTUMWATER, Wash. — A roofing contractor from Lakewood has been charged with stealing more than $54,000 in benefits from the state workers’ compensation system following a two-year investigation, according to thePatrick Dean Farthing, 63, is scheduled to be arraigned on one count of first-degree theft in Thurston County Superior Court next week.
According to L&I, Farthing’s medical provider determined he could no longer work as a roofer after he injured his shoulder while repairing a roof in 2010. L&I began an investigation in 2018 after receiving a tip that Farthing was again working as a roofer. Investigators determined that he used an alias, Adam Lay, and sometimes did business as Pat Farthing Roofing.
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