Compensation Fraud
Cupertino Electric Pays $1.4M in Back Wages for Labor Violations
May 7, 2025 | Jacobijournal.com – Cupertino Electric labor violations have resulted in a $1.4 million payout following a federal ...
Ex-State Trooper Convicted of Bribery and Fraud in CDL Testing Scheme
May 6, 2025 | JacobiJournal.com – CDL testing fraud has come under sharp scrutiny following the conviction of former Massachusetts ...
Court Overturns $1.84 Million Jury Award for Work Injury Claim
May 5, 2025 | JacobiJournal.com -- Work injury claim overturned: a California appellate court overturned a $1.84 million jury verdict ...
SB 536 Expands Workers’ Comp Fraud Reporting: EDD to Join Enforcement Loop
May 05, 2025 | JacobiJournal.com - Workers comp fraud oversight could soon tighten in California, addressing one of the state’s ...
Court Rejects Carpool Exception to Going-and-Coming Rule, No Liability Found
May 02, 2025 | JacobiJournal.com -- Workers compensation commute rule was at the center of a recent California appellate decision ...
San Joaquin County DA Secures Felony Conviction in Workers’ Comp Fraud Case
May 02, 2025 | JacobiJournal.com – San Joaquin workers comp fraud enforcement took center stage as the County DA’s Office ...
Fired State Employees Exposed Personal Data of 33K Texans
May 1, 2025 | JacobiJournal.com - Fired State Employees Exposed Personal Data of 33K Texans: Late Wednesday, the Texas HHSC ...
Demand for Medical Evaluators Outpaces Growth in CA Workers’ Comp System
April 28, 2025 | JacobiJournal.com -- Demand for medical evaluators in California’s workers’ compensation system continues to climb, revealing a ...
Hawaiʻi Lawmakers Approve $807M Maui Wildfire Victim Fund
April 28, 2025 | JacobiJournal.com -- Maui wildfire victim fund approval: In a rare moment of bipartisan unity, the Hawaiʻi ...
Amazon Driver Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud in Staged Robbery Scheme
April 25, 2025 | JacobiJournal.com -- Compensation fraud was at the center of a recent case in which a former ...
Workers’ Compensation Fraud Scheme Targeted Spanish-Speaking Workers in California
April 25, 2025 | JacobiJournal.com -- In a major crackdown, four individuals—among them two attorneys—face felony charges after investigators uncovered ...
CAAA: Combating Fraud in the Workers’ Compensation System
April 24, 2025 | JacobiJournal.com -- Workers’ compensation fraud in California is a major concern for both employers and employees, ...
Fresno Executives Sentenced in Pension, Workers’ Comp Fraud Case
April 17, 2025 | JacobiJournal.com - Fresno Executives Sentenced behind a long-running fraud operation will now serve time in federal ...
New York Inspector Uncovers $2.7M Workers’ Comp Fraud in 2024
April 17, 2025 | JacobiJournal.com – New York workers’ comp fraud surged in 2024, with Inspector General Lucy Lang reporting ...
LA Couple Sentenced for Underreporting Payroll, Filing False Workers’ Comp Claims
April 15, 2025 | JacobiJournal.com – LA Couple Sentenced: John Nemandoust, 70, and Annette Assil, 62, were sentenced after an ...
Former Girardi Keese Accountant Sentenced for Fraud
April 15, 2025 | JacobiJournal.com -- Former Girardi Keese Accountant: Kamon ordered to pay nearly $9M in restitution for role ...
