Steve Neavling
ticklethewire
An initiative by Blue Cross and Blue Shield to promote good health seemed to work too well when some municipal employees of Kansas City were reporting excessive, grueling exercise sessions to earn gift cards.
It was so unreal, in fact, that the scam caught the FBI’ attention, which resulted in an investigation, KCTV 5 reports.
One employee claimed to have participated in the Olympics, four triathlons, three duathlons, three marathons and two half-marathons. Others were reporting the same kind of strenuous activity, KCTV 5 reported.
Six Kansas City municipal workers and a Jackson County correctional employee have been indicted by a grand jury.
