Fraud charge against Austin restaurant manager dismissed; insufficient evidence cited

A fraud indictment filed successful 2022 against the manager of an Austin edifice successful transportation to a workers compensation assertion has been dismissed. The complaint against Alison Clem, the manager of La Barbecue, was dropped April 16 due to the fact that of insufficient evidence, according to a question to dismiss.

Clem and her wife, LeAnn Mueller, who owns the edifice astatine 2401 E. Cesar Chavez St., were accused of not disclosing an employee's injuries earlier getting an security argumentation that was backdated to 3 weeks earlier the worker was hurt, according to the Texas Department of Insurance.

The complaint against Mueller was dismissed Aug. 3, 2023, according to tribunal records.

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The charges were connected to an incidental successful which an worker was severely injured portion operating a portion of room instrumentality successful 2016, the Texas Department of Insurance has said. At the time, the concern did not person workers compensation coverage, the bureau said. It said 4 days aft the idiosyncratic was injured, Clem contacted Paychex Insurance to get the coverage.

The argumentation was approved by Travelers Casualty Insurance Co. of America, which ended up paying the injured worker much than $350,000 successful aesculapian and indemnity benefits, the security section said.

Roark has antecedently said it is ineligible to get a backdated security policy.

The dismissal of the complaint against Clem validated "what Clem and her squad person maintained each along; that they acted lawfully, transparently, and successful bully faith," said a quality merchandise Friday from Clem's lawyer, Brian Roark.

Clem said successful the merchandise that she was "incredibly thankful to District Attorney (José) Garza and his squad for giving our lawsuit the attraction and fairness it deserved."

“We couldn’t person made it done this without the unwavering enactment of our community, our customers, and our team," Clem said. "We’re grateful for the accidental to instrumentality our afloat absorption to what we emotion — sharing our barbecue with the community, made with care, the mode La Barbecue ever has."

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