Worker Loses Evidentiary Challenge to Fraud Convictions

A California appellate court upheld an injured worker’s fraud convictions. Waliullah Nazari fell from a ladder while working in January 2019 and was knocked unconscious. Nazari’s employer had workers’ compensation coverage with Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., which paid him benefits totaling $99,656.96 between January and July 2019. Nazari told an orthopedic surgeon that he needed a walker to stand and could not walk without using one, but a private investigator working for Liberty Mutual filmed Nazari walking unassisted and with a normal gait. The investigator also filmed Na...