1st DCA Upholds Former Correctional Officer's Conviction for Insurance Fraud, Theft, Perjury

A California appellate court rejected a former correctional officer’s challenge to his conviction for insurance fraud, grand theft and perjury for collecting more than $74,000 in benefits while still physically capable of exercising, acting and cheating on his wife.   Case: People v. Morgan, No. A147072, 05/23/2018, unpublished. Facts: Hosea Morgan worked as a correctional officer at San Quentin State Prison. In 2009, he filed two workers’ compensation claims against the State Compensation Insurance Fund, asserting that his 24 years of dealing with inmates had take...