Labor Contractor Pleads Guilty to Comp Fraud

The owner of two Southern California farm labor companies pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announced. Robert Z. Delara, 50, pleaded guilty to felony work comp fraud and admitted a special allegation that he stole more than $100,000. “In his plea, Delara admitted to discouraging his employees from obtaining medical care for on-the-job injuries they sustained,” prosecutors said. “He also admitted making material misrepresentations to his insurance carriers about the occurrence of such injuries in order to...