Apr 29, 2010 11:49 pm US/Eastern

Exotic Dancer Accused Of Filing False Injury Claim

HARRISBURG, Pa. CBS 3

 

Investigators say Christina Gamble filed a false injury claim for her waitress job, but she continued to work as an exotic dancer.
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A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with filing a false injury claim that prevented her from working her job as a waitress, yet during the time she was collecting benefits, she worked as an exotic dancer.

Christina Gamble, of Quakertown, faces theft and insurance fraud charges in connection with the alleged false claims.

According to investigators, Gamble claimed that she slipped and fell during her shift as a waitress in 2007.

The charges state that Gamble told her doctor that she was unable to work, and that standing and changing positions were a problem.

According to the criminal complaint, eight days after that doctor's appointment, Gamble was observed working as an exotic dancer in Easton.

"Gamble allegedly claimed that she suffered injuries that left her unable to work," Attorney General Tom Corbett Corbett said. "But, she was observed working as an exotic dancer during the time she was supposedly injured and collecting Workers Compensation payments."

Gamble is charged with two counts of Workers Compensation insurance fraud and one count of theft by deception. The charges are all third-degree felonies and carry a maximum penalty of seven years in prison and a $15,000 fine each.

A preliminary hearing for Gamble for May 7.