by Jerry Burke
According to Dillon, Serio's case began back in 1992, when she was classified as "permanently partially disabled" due to injuries suffered in a car accident, receiving at that time $65 a week in worker's comp. The classification allowed Serio to earn up to $8,840 a year without losing benefits.
Between May of 2000 and December of 2001, says Dillon, Serio was working as a custodian for the Nassau County Department of Drugs and Alcohol, with an income of $15,514 a year. During this time, according to the DA, Serio continued to notify the State Insurance Fund that she was not employed.
Serio is accused of obtaining $5,317 in worker's comp illegally. She is charged with one count of Grand Larceny in the third degree and insurance fraud in the third degree, both class D felonies punishable by up to seven years in prison, as well as offering a false instrument for filling in the first degree, a class E felony punishable by up to 4 years.
