The California Department of Insurance announced that the chief executive officer of the largest vocational return-to-work counseling center in the state appeared in court on 23 charges of fraud, theft and forgery.
Hazel Ortega, 53, appeared in Los Angeles County District Court on Tuesday. The department said its investigation found that Ortega defrauded at least four insurance companies by forcing documents on behalf of unknowing injured workers.
CDI said it launched an investigation after receiving multiple referrals from insurance companies alleging that Ortega, owner of Ortega Counse...
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