On June 13th, 2014
RIVERSIDE – Five owners, operators and employees of United Paving and Prestige Striping, a Corona-based paving company, have been charged in a case involving wage theft, premium fraud, workers’ compensation fraud, and payroll fraud. "These suspects are accused of crimes that allowed them to gain approximately $4 million dollars," said Alan Barcelona, president of the […]
On May 30th, 2014
Intensified efforts to fight workers' compensation fraud in Southern California Californians receiving Workers' Compensation through fraudulent means should take note, California Department of Insurance (CDI) investigators have focused their well-trained eyes on these suspected felons and their investigations are resulting in arrests, prosecutions, prison-time and retribution. "Much of the focus has been in Southern California […]
On May 29th, 2014
On May 22, 2014, California Department of Insurance detectives arrested a San Jacinto woman suspected of filing fraudulent claims for mileage reimbursements associated with an allegedly fraudulent workers' compensation claim. Jackie Sebastian, 60, a Postal Service mail processing clerk is facing felony insurance fraud and grand theft charges for submitting 249 false claims for mileage […]
On May 19th, 2014
Fake an injury or the extent of that injury to fraudulently obtain workers' compensation benefits and you can bet California Department of Insurance (CDI) detectives will be knocking on your door with a pair of handcuffs. Three recent arrests include a former Los Angeles County probation officer, a former Los Angeles Unified School District police […]
On May 7th, 2014
Lie, cheat and steal by committing insurance fraud and you can bet California Department of Insurance (CDI) detectives will catch up with you. Chip Kyle Bolton, 33, formerly of Salinas, found that out when a judge slapped him with the maximum sentence of eight years, eight months in jail. Calling Bolton a "perennial liar," the […]
On December 6th, 2013
FRESNO - Richard Lopez Escamilla Jr. 47, was sentenced in Kings County Superior Court on December 4, 2013 to six years in prison for one felony count of insurance fraud. He was also ordered to pay restitution of nearly $4.2 million to the State Compensation Insurance Fund and SeaBright Insurance. As part of a plea […]
