ANCHORAGE -An Anchorage U.S. Postal Service worker has been indicted after allegedly collecting a third of a million dollars in federal worker’s compensation and disability payments since 2009, while fishing during summers.

According to a Friday statement from U.S. Attorney Karen Loeffler’s office, 56-year-old Amancio Zamora Agcaoili Jr. faces 18 counts handed down by a grand jury, as well as two forfeiture allegations. The charges include wire fraud, theft of government funds, Federal Employees’ Compensation Act fraud, and Social Security fraud.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Yvonne Lamoreaux, the prosecutor in the case, says the case stems from a lower back injury Agcaoili began receiving Social Security and worker’s comp payments for in November 2001. She refused to comment on whether any of those payments are considered fraudulent, with the case at hand only covering payments since Feb. 12, 2009.

“He was arrested yesterday, he was arraigned today, and a continuance hearing is set for Tuesday,” Lamoreaux said.

USPS Worker Allegedly Fished During $334K Disability Fraud