District Attorneys Records Are Questionable In Fraud Cases

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 … Read More »

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Counties Try to Beef Up Restitution Recoveries

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 … Read More »

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News Digest 12/17/2007

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 … Read More »

News Digest 9/24/2007

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 … Read More »

L.A. Construction Demolition Firm Owner Ordered To Pay $100K 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 … Read More »

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News Digest 12/18/2006

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 … Read More »

News Digest 12/15/2006

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 … Read More »

News Digest 9/6/2006

S.D. Roofer Ordered to Pay $119,000 in Restitution to State Fund The 43-year-old owner of a San Diego roofing business must pay $119,000 in restitution to the State Compensation Insurance … Read More »