Owner of Flooring Company Charged With Premium Fraud

The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office announced that the owner of a San Jose flooring company was charged with fraud after he was allegedly caught lying about having only a single full-time employee and failing to pay nearly $1 million in overtime to his staff. Martin Helda, 33, is facing 20 felony counts of workers’ compensation premium fraud, Employment Development Department fraud and wage theft, prosecutors said. Arraignment has not been scheduled. The District Attorney’s Office said investigators are looking for other victims who worked for Helda’s co...