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Tsk, tsk, dancing hamster.
Kia's trio of anthropomorphic rodents may be down a member, as the actor that portrays one of the dancing hamsters has been arrested on charges of disability fraud.
According to
The Huffington Post, 27-year-old
LeRoy Barnes accepted over $51,000 in disability payments following a workplace injury in 2010. While accepting the money, he's accused of performing under aliases, in addition to his costumed work for
Kia.
"Fraudulently collecting disability benefits is not only illegal, it disrespects legitimately injured Californians who are unable to work," Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said in a release obtained by HuffPo.
Barnes was arrested back in March and posted $50,000 in bail the following day.
Dancer who portrays Kia hamster accused of disability fraud originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 05 Jun 2014 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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