Security Company Charged with Fraud for Misclassifying Guards

The owner of a California private security company was charged with insurance fraud and tax evasion for allegedly hiring guards as independent contractors to avoid paying for workers’ compensation coverage, according to media reports.The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office charged Anthony Vincent with two misdemeanor counts of not having workers’ compensation insurance and four felony counts of tax evasion, according to a report by NBC affiliate KSBW.Vincent owns ESA International, a private security company based in Salinas that was hired by the Salinas Oldtown Associ...