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County, DA & Sheriff Face Malicious Prosecution Claim

Tehama County, its District Attorney Matt Rogers, County Sheriff Dave Kain, and other county officials are facing a federal lawsuit alleging conspiracy and malicious prosecution stemming from the failed prosecution of a former county correctional officer for workers’ comp insurance fraud. Factual Innocence The fraud charges against Yvette Bline were dismissed for lack of evidence … Read More »

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Tulare Guts Its Workers’ Comp Anti-Fraud Program

The Tulare County District Attorney’s office slashed its workers’ comp anti-fraud program to a single, part-time deputy district attorney (DDA) and will no longer handle its own investigations of suspected workers’ comp fraud in any of its various forms. It substantially decreased its request for funding. The move comes against a rise in violent crime, … Read More »

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Commissioner Approves Anti-Fraud Funding Split Among DAs

Thirty-two district attorneys are splitting nearly $53 million to fight workers’ comp fraud in California next year. The number of DAs getting funds is down one from last year, as Tehema County did not reapply. California employers provide the funds to combat workers’ compensation fraud in all its various forms – including premium fraud, provider … Read More »

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BaronHR Owner Gets 8 Years For Tax Fraud

A federal district court judge laid down a 96-month prison sentence on BaronHR and Checkmate Staffing owner Luis E. Perez for running a multi-year scheme that avoided paying an estimated $60 million in payroll taxes. The sentence includes 59 months in prison for the tax evasion charge and 36 months for aiding and assisting in … Read More »

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State Bar Reproves Attorney But He Keeps License

The California State Bar Court issued an order of public reproval for attorney Matthew Rifat after a trial. Still, it rejected the bar association’s effort to have his license revoked for operating a bookkeeping company at the center of a major workers’ compensation fraud ring. Rifat had been indicted along with others running the alleged … Read More »

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Convicted Fraudster Petitions SCOTUS

The convicted head of a workers’ comp bribery scheme that generated hundreds of millions of dollars in fraudulent MRI services claims is asking the United States Supreme Court to take up the case and reverse his conviction. The petition for certiorari argues that Sam Solakyan was convicted under a fraud theory that several other federal … Read More »

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$3 Million In Restitution In Two Premium Fraud Cases

District Attorneys in Los Angeles and San Diego notched victories against two employers for underreporting payroll to avoid workers’ comp premiums. The San Diego DA won a $1 million restitution order against a plumbing company, while the Los Angeles DA’s office secured a nearly $2.3 million order against a couple operating three delivery services. John … Read More »

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Solakyan Appealing Fraud Conviction To U.S. Supreme Court

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal members voted to reject a petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc by the convicted head of a workers’ comp bribery scheme that generated $263 million in fraudulent claims for MRI services. Sam Solakyan filed the petition after the Ninth Circuit affirmed all counts of his conviction last fall. … Read More »

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