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Dec. 7, 2009 at 1:42pm

Canadian doctor ordered to pay L&I

A Canadian doctor pled guilty to three counts of third-degree theft, after illegally collecting workers' compensation benefits while working in Canada and the state of Washington for a medical device development company.

Dr. Roger C. Andersen, a resident of Ladysmith, B.C., was ordered to repay the state Department of Labor & Industries $232,790 for collecting workers' compensation benefits from May 2004 through December 2007.
Andersen began receiving workers' compensation payments in 1999 after an injury sustained while moving office equipment.

In May of 2004, he began working full time as a consultant with a medical research company in Bothell. He was then hired full time as a medical director from July 2005 through December 2007.

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