A former Fayetteville, N.C. postal carrier who was receiving worker's compensation payments for injuring her shoulder on the job pleaded guilty to fraud in federal court Monday, WRAL reports.
An appearance on the CBS game show The Price Is Right exposed her false claim when she was able to twice spin the big wheel:
Cathy Wrench Cashwell's claim that she couldn't lift mail trays into a truck due to a 2004 on-the-job shoulder injury was called into question in September 2009 when she appeared on "The Price is Right" and spun the "big wheel" twice.
According to an indictment filed in September 2012, Cashwell "raised her left arm above her head and gripped the handle with her left hand." On a second spin, she "raised both arms above her head and gripped the same handle with both hands."
In August 2010, the indictment alleges, Cashwell and her husband went ziplining as part of a Carnival Cruise vacation. She was also seen lifting and carrying furniture and bags of groceries with both arms on two different occasions in 2011.
Private investigator Allison Blackman said worker's compensation malfeasances are not uncommon, estimating 30 percent of such claims in North Carolina are fraudulent.