CA DOI Announces WC Fraud Arrests

Joint investigations by the California Department of Insurance's Fraud Division and the Imperial County District Attorney's Office have resulted in the felony arrests of four suspects for multiple counts of workers' compensation insurance fraud. The ongoing investigations began more than a year ago. "Workers' compensation insurance fraud is a tremendous drain on an already dysfunctional workers' comp system and ultimately cheats honest employees and employers," said Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi. "These crimes, which affect every business owner struggling to pay worker's comp premiums,...