Five state correction officers working at prisons in Ulster County have been accused of scheming to obtain unearned sick leave and workers compensation benefits.

They were arrested following an 18-month investigation by the Offices of the State Inspector General into worker compensation abuses at the Ulster Correctional Facility and the Wallkill Correctional Facility.

Three of the defendants are alleged to have submitted forms purported to be signed by medical professionals attesting to examinations that never took place.

A fourth defendant, who asserted to his medical provider that he was 100 percent disabled due to a workplace eye injury, worked as a home health aide and was paid $4,500 by the state.

The fifth defendant is alleged to have submitted more than 20 forged sick leave medi

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