Correctional Officer Accused of Lying About Cause of Injury

A Northern California correctional officer is charged with eight counts of workers' compensation fraud for allegedly lying about the origin of his injury.The Solana County Sheriff's Office said in a press release that Correctional Officer Aaron James of Vacaville told his supervisors that he had hurt himself during an altercation with an inmate at the Solana County Jail. An investigation revealed that James, in fact, had visited his doctor two days before the struggle complaining about the same injury.“Committing workers’ compensation fraud is never a smart idea”, sai...