Court Upholds Worker's Insurance Fraud Conviction, Sentence

A California appellate court upheld the conviction and sentence of an injured worker for engaging in insurance fraud. Case: People v. Johnson, No. E073978, 12/02/2020, unpublished. Facts: Latonja Johnson worked two jobs in July 2013. She worked at Goodwill as an e-commerce book handler. She also worked for a company called Advantage Sales and Marketing as an events specialist. Her job for ASM was hanging out food samples at Sam’s Club. On July 18, 2013, Johnson filed a workers’ compensation claim against Goodwill, asserting she had injured her back while lifting books out of a ...