Leighton Gibbs, 54, of Meriden was arrested by inspectors of the Workers’ Compensation Fraud Control Unit in the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney office and charged with workers comp fraud for failing to disclose the circumstances surrounding a knee injury that he reported and collected more than $34K in disability benefits.

Gibbs received workers comp benefits after he reported that he injured his knee while reporting for work on March 13, 2011.

The investigation showed that Gibbs failed to reveal that he had actually injured his knee outside of work the day before he reported the injury. He retired from the police force in 2012.

Gibbs was released and must appear in Meriden Superior Court, G.A. No. 7 on January 20, 2016.  All pending charges are accusations and Gibbs is presumed innocent until proven guilty in the court of law.

Source: Connecticut Association of Street & Highway Officials