Court Upholds Award to Receiver From Proceeds of Property Sale

A California appellate court upheld an award of fees to the receiver appointed to manage and preserve the assets of a convicted workers’ compensation fraudster. Gina Gregori ran several companies, including Apex Janitorial Solutions. In 2017, she was charged with multiple counts of workers' compensation insurance fraud for having grossly underreported the payroll of her companies. The complaint alleged a white-collar criminal enhancement under Penal Code Section 186.11. Section 186.11, known as the “freeze and seize” statute, authorizes a trial court to appoint a recei...