Former DOCCS Correction Officer Pleads Guilty to Workers' Compensation Fraud

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:19:14 +0000
Criminal Justice

New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang announced the guilty plea of former DOCCS Correction Officer Jennifer Bardin-Lapan in Washington County Court to one count of felony workers' compensation fraud. Bardin-Lapan falsified claims of a workplace injury at Great Meadow Correctional Facility to collect benefits, collecting $69,874.48 before benefits were suspended. As part of her plea, she agreed to pay $40,000 in restitution and permanently waived future workers' compensation rights.