A Los Angeles County Fire Department captain is facing felony charges following allegations that he faked a work injury and forged doctors’ notes to fraudulently claim thousands of dollars in disability payments, authorities said.

Thomas Merryman, 45, allegedly received more than $25,000 in insurance payments for a work injury that could not have taken place because he was not at work, according to the L.A. County district attorney’s office.

He allegedly submitted fake paperwork under the name of another fire captain and a physician to Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company, allowing him to claim long-term disability payments, prosecutors said.

Merryman, who is currently believed to live in Georgetown, Texas, has been charged with one felony count of insurance fraud, one felony coun

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