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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Man accused of using Seahawks players’ names to get drugs from clinics

A Spokane Valley man has been accused of faking on-the-job injuries and using the last names of Seattle Seahawks football players to get drugs. Jeffory Leonard Mock Jr., 34, went to eight hospitals and urgent care clinics 17 times during a 14-month span, according to the Washington state Department of Labor & Industries. He claimed injuries to his back and buttocks from his work for moving and roofing companies. Four of the companies he listed on claim forms don’t exist. He is suspected of filing workers’ compensation claims that used a first name starting with a “J” and then used the surname of a Seahawks player or other athletes and coaches. Among those last names: Sherman, Okung and Harvin. He also reached into Seahawks past and used the last names Largent, Mora, Hollenbeck and Robinson, along with other NFL notables such as Marino and Bledsoe. Mock apparently didn’t want to leave out past NBA stars and used the last names Malone and Duckworth. The scheme netted him Valium, hydrocodone and hydromorphone. State investigators looked into the claims – including using a handwriting expert - after an employer surmised that Mock might be behind the scheme, according to a press release. Staffers at the medical facilities pointed to pictures of Mock to make a suspect identification.