Riverside Man Held On Felony Comp Fraud

The California Department of Insurance has announced that the Riverside County District Attorney's Office is prosecuting a case against Richard Ramos, 43, of Desert Hot Springs.Ramos was arrested on four counts of workers' compensation insurance fraud on a $25,000 bail felony warrant. Investigation revealed that Ramos filed a claim for benefits with Zenith Insurance Company. Investigators allege that Ramos made material misrepresentations to his treating physician and also during a sworn deposition by denying a previous 1992 workers' compensation claim for similar injuries and denying employme...