SASKATOON, Sask. – A judge in Saskatoon Provincial Court has sentenced a local man for defrauding the province’s Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB). A news release from the Board stated that the man, identified only as a former labourer, had gone back to work while still receiving workers’ compensation benefits. He later reimbursed the fraudulent amount to the WCB. On May 3, the man pleaded guilty in court and was sentenced to a one-year conditional discharge, as well as 30 hours of community service. “The WCB has a responsibility to safeguard the workers’ compensation system,” the Board stated in the release. “It relies on workers, employers and caregivers to accurately report injuries, employment activities, payroll and medical treatment.”