Florida man arrested in $1 million workers’ compensation fraud scheme

March 16, 2026

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced the arrest of a man accused of hiding payroll information through two money service businesses to dodge more than $1 million in workers’ compensation insurance premiums.

Jacques G. Denomme was arrested March 3 on charges of organized scheme to defraud and workers’ compensation premium avoidance fraud, Ingoglia said in a statement. The arrest followed an investigation by the Department of Financial Services’ Criminal Investigations Division.

“A scheme to commit fraud of this magnitude is no minor offense. This is deliberate fraud that hurts small businesses, their employees, and Florida insurance policyholders by driving up workers’ compensation insurance premiums,” Ingoglia said. “This guy got greedy, but now he’s getting booked. My investigators are actively working to stop those who orchestrate these types of large-scale fraud schemes and put them behind bars.”

Authorities allege Denomme used the businesses to conceal payroll and failed to notify his insurance company of significant payroll changes over two years. The scheme deprived the insurer of $1,090,504 in premium payments and left his employees unprotected, according to the statement.

Prosecution of the case falls under the jurisdiction of the Martin County State Attorney’s Office.