I’m not so much taken by the fact that it’s WC fraud – in any state – but by the ingenious method of skulduggery not usually found in this line of crime.
Even the avant-garde criminal is soon caught and prosecuted.
Doesn’t sound like fraud on its face. Seems like the main issue would be 1) if his daughter is a certified interpreter that actually provided a service to injured workers, and 2) if the accused had any financial interest in the services.
The fact the accused – who has a business representing injured workers – uses the services of a company owned by a family member does not mean anything nefarious going on. And if that other company uses the expertise of the attorney in establishing their own billing procedures, and uses that’s attorneys knowledge and guiding hand is also not illegal. Only if there is a money link between the attorney and the interpreting company can you find evidence of illegality. And even though, it’s only failure to disclosure in violation of LC 4906. To prove fraud each count of fraud you’d also need to prove the services provided were unnecessary. This is likely not possible since Applicant’s cases were likely resolved at the Board level and if the WCAB didn’t find anything frivolous with the claimed services, that issue is already dead.
Really ???? Fraud in workers comp in California??? Who would have thought.
I’m not so much taken by the fact that it’s WC fraud – in any state – but by the ingenious method of skulduggery not usually found in this line of crime.
Even the avant-garde criminal is soon caught and prosecuted.
Doesn’t sound like fraud on its face. Seems like the main issue would be 1) if his daughter is a certified interpreter that actually provided a service to injured workers, and 2) if the accused had any financial interest in the services.
The fact the accused – who has a business representing injured workers – uses the services of a company owned by a family member does not mean anything nefarious going on. And if that other company uses the expertise of the attorney in establishing their own billing procedures, and uses that’s attorneys knowledge and guiding hand is also not illegal. Only if there is a money link between the attorney and the interpreting company can you find evidence of illegality. And even though, it’s only failure to disclosure in violation of LC 4906. To prove fraud each count of fraud you’d also need to prove the services provided were unnecessary. This is likely not possible since Applicant’s cases were likely resolved at the Board level and if the WCAB didn’t find anything frivolous with the claimed services, that issue is already dead.