A California woman  was sentenced to 5 years formal probation and six months in the Sacramento County jail after pleading guilty to felony charges of workers’ compensation fraud, insurance fraud and attempted perjury. She was also ordered to repay the insurance company $29,225.00 in restitution Sacramento District Attorney Jan Scully announced. 

In May of 2007,  the defendant worked as a Wal-Mart cashier and claimed to have hurt her lower back while lifting a heavy object. After filing a claim for workers’ comp benefits, she failed to inform treating physicians about a previous motor vehicle accident and previous surgeries. She was also videotaped on numerous occasions shopping, walking, sitting and lifting items for several hours at a time without signs of injury. (workersxzcompxzkit)

Supervising Deputy  District Attorney Kelly Lynn Mulcahy states, “Today’s sentence is justice served with repayment to the insurance company for the administration and investigation expenses of the fraudulent case and county jail time for the offender. With the hard work of District Attorney Investigator Cristina Tanghetti, the evidence needed to build this case was collected putting an end to this fraudulent workers’ compensation claim.”

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