A bill that district attorneys say will close a loophole that let some fraudsters avoid paying all the restitution they owed victims of their crimes has been chaptered. The new law requires defendants to pay restitution even if they enter a diversion program that lets them avoid a conviction on their records. Sponsored by the …
Last year, district attorneys around the state prosecuted 1,326 cases of workers’ comp fraud and secured 340 convictions. Many cases are ongoing. The data from the District Attorneys’ latest annual report to the California Department of Insurance show that prosecutors also made another 435 arrests – 203 felony arrests and 232 for misdemeanors – and …
Hoping to improve abysmal restitution recovery numbers for workers’ comp fraud cases, Tulare and Los Angeles counties are working on programs to hold convicted fraudsters accountable. The counties’ efforts come at a time when resources needed to go after restitution are scant, but the hope is that with focus and cooperation with other departments, the …
Market Managers Plead No Contest to Workers’ Comp Fraud Two managers of Roseville’s Bel Air supermarket receive jail sentences and must pay restitution after pleading no contest to trying to …
San Diego Framing Contractor Ordered to Repay State Fund A San Diego County Superior Court judge orders a framing contractor to pay more than $291,000 in restitution to State Fund …
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge orders Rogelio Mata, owner of Rogma Construction Services, to serve three days in jail and pay full restitution to State Compensation Insurance Fund of $100,000 after pleading no contest to one count of insurance premium fraud. Mata represented his 15-20 employee company to State Fund as a construction clean-up …
San Diego-Area Roofers Face $3 Million Restitution Tab A San Diego Superior Court judge orders the owners of an Escondido roofing firm to fork over $3 million in restitution to …
Calaveras Bus Driver Sentenced for Fraud A 48-year-old Valley Springs school bus driver faces 90 days in jail and must pay nearly $27,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to making …