Sewing Contractors Charged with Defrauding Carriers of $11 Million in Premiums

Designer blue jean manufacturer True Religion Apparel Inc. prides itself on adhering to fair employment practices and working with vendors who do the same, but California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Thursday said there is nothing righteous about the practices of three subcontractors accused of cheating workers' compensation carriers out of $11 million in premiums. Sung Hyun Kim, 57, former chief executive officer of Meriko Inc., and her sister, Caroline Choi, 59, CEO of SF Apparel Inc., were arrested Wednesday and charged with 18 felony counts of workers' compensation ins...