Orange County Judge Pleads Guilty to Defrauding SIBTF

Orange County Superior Court Judge Israel Claustro on Wednesday agreed to plead guilty to a felony mail fraud charge for knowingly paying a provider suspended from California's workers' compensation system to write medical-legal reports connected to claims involving the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund. According to documents filed with the federal court in Santa Ana, Claustro will plead guilty to one count of mail fraud for allegedly paying Dr. Kevin T. Do, of Pasadena, to perform exams, review medical records and write reports after Do's suspension from the work comp syst...