Workers' Comp Fraud

Official name: AG - Workers' Comp Fraud

Workers' Comp Fraud spent $2.91 million in FY2026 — 96% of a $3.02 million budget. It ranks 306 of the state's 587 budget accounts, less than 1% of all state spending.

That is 53% less than in FY2025 ($6.19 million), not adjusted for inflation.

Spent FY2026: $2.91 million$2,909,304
Budget FY2026: $3.02 millionplus $734 thousand held in reserve
Share of budget spent: 96%Spent ÷ budget
Change from FY2025: −53.0%FY2025: $6.19 million

3.7% of Attorney General's Office spending.

Spent each year, FY2006 onwards · dashed line: budgetBudget account 1033, looked up by its code in every year.

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Where the money went

Explore Workers' Comp Fraud by category: select a block to go a level deeper, or switch views. Totals leave out reserves, pass-through accounts and money paid on to other state accounts.

Budget vs spent, by category

6 categories. The largest, Personnel Services, accounts for 90% of the total.

Categories of Workers' Comp Fraud, FY2026
Category	Spent FY2026	Budget FY2026	% of budget spent	Share
Personnel Services01	$2.62 million

Spent and budget each fiscal year
Fiscal year	Spent	Budget
FY2006	$2.74 million	Not available
FY2007	$3.24 million	Not available
FY2008	$3.05 million	Not available
FY2009	$3.02 million	Not available
FY2010	$3.03 million	$3.31 million
FY2011	$3.28 million	$3.95 million
FY2012	$3.24 million	$3.64 million
FY2013	$3.14 million	$3.44 million
FY2014	$3.24 million	$3.38 million
FY2015	$2.99 million	$3.51 million
FY2016	$3.12 million	$3.48 million
FY2017	$3.06 million	$3.55 million
FY2018	$3.31 million	$3.70 million
FY2019	$3.35 million	$3.73 million
FY2020	$3.73 million	$4.04 million
FY2021	$3.43 million	$4.00 million
FY2022	$3.92 million	$4.81 million
FY2023	$4.30 million	$4.91 million
FY2024	$4.37 million	$5.27 million
FY2025	$6.19 million	$6.16 million
FY2026	$2.91 million	$3.02 million
FY2027	See note	$3.01 million

Operating04	$257 thousandof $258 thousand	$258 thousand	100%	8.8%

Information Services26	$27.1 thousandof $35.9 thousand	$35.9 thousand	76%	0.9%

Training30	$3.1 thousandof $3.1 thousand	$3.1 thousand	100%	0.1%

In-State Travel03	$2.4 thousandof $6.1 thousand	$6.1 thousand	39%	0.1%

Litigation Expenses09	$717of $1.8 thousand	$1.8 thousand	41%	0.0%

Spent each year by categories
Fiscal year	Personnel Services	Operating	Information Services	Training	In-State Travel	Litigation Expenses	Budget
FY2006	$2.43 million	$163 thousand	$35.5 thousand	$5.0 thousand	$29.6 thousand	$64.3 thousand	—
FY2007	$2.86 million	$188 thousand	$60.2 thousand	$15.4 thousand	$40.7 thousand	$71.1 thousand	—
FY2008

Funding sources by group and revenue ledger code, FY2026 budget
Group	Revenue ledger	Legislature approved	Current budget
Trans From Indus Relations	$2.08 million	$2.08 million
OF	4659 Trans From Indus Relations	$2.08 million	$2.08 million
Everything else	$72.6 thousand	$114 thousand
OF	4209 Recoveries	$72.6 thousand	$114 thousand
Moved between state accounts · not new money	$711 thousand	$972 thousand
IA

Budget journey for FY2026: each step and the running total
Step	Amount	Running total
Governor recommended	$3.47 million	$3.47 million
Changes made by the Legislature	−$447 thousand= $3.02M	$3.02 million
Legislature approved	$3.02 million	$3.02 million
Other changes after the session	+$4.8 thousand= $3.02M	$3.02 million
Current budget	$3.02 million	$3.02 million

FY2009	$2.68 million	$194 thousand	$12.1 thousand	$13.7 thousand	$116 thousand	$9.1 thousand	—

FY2010	$2.68 million	$196 thousand	$18.6 thousand	$12.3 thousand	$118 thousand	$5.6 thousand	$3.31 million

FY2011	$2.67 million	$189 thousand	$17.9 thousand	$9.8 thousand	$114 thousand	$5.6 thousand	$3.95 million

FY2012	$2.65 million	$200 thousand	$15.3 thousand	$12.3 thousand	$93.6 thousand	$5.6 thousand	$3.64 million

FY2013	$2.78 million	$169 thousand	$35.1 thousand	$8.6 thousand	$78.5 thousand	$18.1 thousand	$3.44 million

FY2014	$2.93 million	$159 thousand	$7.9 thousand	$2.1 thousand	$100.0 thousand	$15.5 thousand	$3.38 million

FY2015	$2.70 million	$156 thousand	$3.6 thousand	$6.2 thousand	$95.1 thousand	$13.6 thousand	$3.51 million

FY2016	$2.84 million	$152 thousand	$14.5 thousand	$2.1 thousand	$102 thousand	$9.6 thousand	$3.48 million

FY2017	$2.78 million	$133 thousand	$27.8 thousand	$1.3 thousand	$108 thousand	$15.4 thousand	$3.55 million

FY2018	$3.01 million	$205 thousand	$39	$286	$82.2 thousand	$16.3 thousand	$3.70 million

FY2019	$3.06 million	$211 thousand	$428	—	$67.4 thousand	$11.1 thousand	$3.73 million

FY2020	$3.43 million	$219 thousand	$93	—	$80.6 thousand	$4.7 thousand	$4.04 million

FY2021	$3.13 million	$205 thousand	—	—	$77.9 thousand	$1.5 thousand	$4.00 million

FY2022	$3.57 million	$226 thousand	$33.7 thousand	—	$68.2 thousand	$1.8 thousand	$4.81 million

FY2023	$3.98 million	$225 thousand	$20.1 thousand	$2.2 thousand	$73.7 thousand	$1.4 thousand	$4.91 million

FY2024	$4.10 million	$187 thousand	$16.7 thousand	$5.0 thousand	$67.2 thousand	—	$5.27 million

FY2025	$5.80 million	$284 thousand	$18.2 thousand	—	$85.2 thousand	—	$6.16 million

FY2026	$2.62 million	$257 thousand	$27.1 thousand	$3.1 thousand	$2.4 thousand	$717	$3.02 million

FY2027	—	—	—	—	—	—	$3.01 million

Carried over from last year · not new money	$937 thousand	$937 thousand
BF	2511 Balance Forward From Previous Year	$937 thousand	$937 thousand

Carried over from last year · not new money

2511 Balance Forward From Previous Year

Workers' Comp Fraud

Where the money went

Budget vs spent, by category

Over time

Who pays for it

How the FY2026 budget got here

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