A California appellate court has upheld the conviction of a former Highway Patrol officer for workers' compensation fraud for a second time. Case: People v. Jones, No. F062094, 05/04/2012, unpublished.Facts: Michael Jones, a 10-year CHP veteran, was charged with 11 felony criminal counts in 2005. He was the subject of the first case brought by the CHP's Workers' Compensation Fraud Section when the division was restored by CHP Commissioner Mike Brown in 2004.Jones was accused of filing multiple workers' compensation claims for benefits to which he would not be entitled.&nbs...
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