Woodbridge Woman Charged With Workers' Compensation Fraud: Prosecutors

WOODBRIDGE, CT — A Woodbridge woman has been charged with workers' compensation fraud, larceny, and perjury, according to a statement from prosecutors.

Pamela Reichbart, 59, of Woodbridge, was charged with one count of fraudulent claim or receipt of benefits, one count of first-degree larceny, defrauding a public community, and one count of perjury.

In 2019, Reichbart was working as a special education teacher and suffered a head injury. She was placed on temporary total disability and began receiving wages and medical benefits through a City of New workers' compensation program.

While receiving benefits, Reichbart failed to disclose that she was working at Giordano Monuments from August until December 2020, according to prosecutors. She also did not disclose any improvement in her condition.

During a deposition, Reichbart denied she was working while collecting benefits, prosecutors said.

She was released on $10,000 surety bond and is scheduled to appear in New Haven Superior Court on Oct. 4.