Ex-Deputy Gets 180-Day Sentence for Fraudulent Claim
Thursday, April 12, 2018 | 1
A former San Diego County sheriff’s deputy was sentenced to 180 days in jail for filing a false claim for a back injury, according to a report by the CBS affiliate in San Diego.
Matthew Tobolsky, 40, pleaded guilty in March to a felony charge of making a false statement to obtain benefits.
County prosecutors said Tobolsky claimed that a back injury sustained while lifting 5-gallon water bottles prevented him from returning to work, but he was observed working out with heavy weights during the period in which he told his doctors his debilitating back pain rendered him unable to perform light-duty assignments.
Tobolsky on Tuesday was sentenced to 180 days in jail and ordered to serve three years of probation. He will return to court May 30 for a hearing over the county’s request for restitution totaling $84,494.
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