Almond Sorter Accused of Exaggerating Symptoms of Injury

An almond sorter was charged with making false statements about the extent of her injuries after her doctors said she lied about not being able to use her right arm, Intercare Holdings Insurance Services Inc. announced. Maria Guadalupe Lepe was taken into custody Monday at the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board in Fresno on an arrest warrant for a complaint that the Merced County District Attorney’s Office filed against her in August. Lepe was a seasonal laborer for Reyes Bros., a member of the California Farm Management Self Insured Group. She was working as an almond sorter on...