workers compensation fraud

Published on: November 30, 2020

14 Southern California Residents Charged in $22 Million Workers’ Compensation Fraud Scheme

The District Attorney’s Office for Riverside County has announced charges against 14 Southern California residents for their alleged roles in a workers’ compensation fraud scheme that cost insurance providers more than $22 million. The defendants are being charged in three separate cases with a variety of counts, including conspiracy, insurance fraud, receiving kickbacks, and capping.

Published on: November 6, 2020

Former NYC Subway Conductor Charged for Fraudulently Taking $114K in Workers’ Comp Payments

by Brian Silber

A former subway conductor is being accused of fraudulently obtaining approximately $114,000 in workers’ compensation payments from NYC Transit over the course of several years even though he was allegedly not injured.

Giovanni Seminerio, 48, of Alva, FL, is charged with grand larceny, offering a false instrument for filing, falsifying business records, and related charges. He was released and ordered to return to court on November 17. Attorney information was not available.

Published on: October 16, 2020

Former Police Chief-Turned-Model Charged with Workers’ Compensation Fraud in Olympia, WA

by Brian Silber

Authorities in Olympia, WA, have charged a former small-town police chief with fraud because she allegedly collected workers’ compensation benefits for several years while working full time as a pinup model.

Brenda Lynn Cavoretto, 47, of Gold Bar, faces two charges of making false or misleading statements to collect workers’ compensation benefits from the state.

Published on: August 4, 2020

San Jose Police Officer Faces Charges for Worker Exploitation, $18 Million Fraud Scheme

by Brian Silber

A San Jose police officer is facing charges in Santa Clara County for allegedly using his private security firm to commit insurance fraud and launder millions of dollars.

Robert Foster, 47, of Morgan Hill, was charged with conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, wage theft, and money laundering. Other defendants named in the complaint include Foster’s wife, Mikaila Foster; Nam Trong Le, 49, of San Jose; Margarita Trigo Rocha, 25, of San Martin; Victor Rene Parra, 33, of San Jose; Jose Meza, 39, of San Jose; Alberto Emmanuel Martinez, 33, of Modesto; Jason Albert King, 48, of Fremont; Richard McDiarmid, 59, a former Emeryville police officer; and Victoria Lorraine Cruz, 48, a former Santa Clara police dispatcher. They were similarly charged with four counts of felony conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, unemployment insurance fraud, money laundering, wage theft, and 39 additional felonies, including extortion and a white-collar crime enhancement.

Published on: July 14, 2020

Owner of Cleaning Services Company in Providence, RI, Faces Wage Theft, Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges

by Brian Silber

Prosecutors in Providence, RI, are accusing the owner of a cleaning services company of wage theft and failing to pay workers’ comp insurance coverage for his employees.

Marcello Pompa, 37, of Saugus, MA, was charged with wage theft, failure to pay workers’ compensation insurance, and workers’ compensation fraud. Attorney information wasn’t available.