Sacramento, CA – Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones recently announced he has awarded $32 million in grants to district attorneys across 36 counties in California to combat workers’ compensation fraud. The grants, funded through employer assessments, support law enforcement efforts in investigating and prosecuting workers’ compensation insurance fraud.
“Last fiscal year 2012-13, my department received more than 5,000 referrals for suspected workers’ compensation fraud, with losses totaling more than $340 million,” said Commissioner Jones. “The impact of fraud is felt across California businesses and is a drain on our economy. These grants will assist district attorneys across the state in uncovering workers’ compensation fraud schemes and prosecuting those who rip-off insurers and employers.”
|
County |
Workers’ Compensation |
County |
Workers’ Compensation |
|
|
Alameda |
$1,425,916 |
Sacramento |
$880,794 |
|
|
Amador |
$410,333 |
San Bernardino |
$2,244,246 |
|
|
Butte |
$75,421 |
San Diego |
$4,477,303 |
|
|
Contra Costa |
$619,000 |
San Francisco |
$702,366 |
|
|
El Dorado |
$251,615 |
San Joaquin |
$484,647 |
|
|
Fresno |
$1,152,108 |
San Luis Obispo |
$62,254 |
|
|
Humboldt |
$179,016 |
San Mateo |
$680,286 |
|
|
Imperial |
$163,495 |
Santa Barbara |
$272,800 |
|
|
Kern |
$827,500 |
Santa Clara |
$2,446,586 |
|
|
Kings |
$263,875 |
Santa Cruz |
$149,332 |
|
|
Los Angeles |
$5,805,244 |
Shasta |
$157,739 |
|
|
Marin |
$233,585 |
Siskiyou |
$34,606 |
|
|
Merced |
$94,012 |
Solano |
$169,710 |
|
|
Monterey |
$607,200 |
Sonoma |
$56,804 |
|
|
Napa |
$130,153 |
Tehama |
$84,017 |
|
|
Nevada |
$66,190 |
Tulare |
$504,211 |
|
|
Orange |
$3,620,608 |
Ventura |
$686,997 |
|
|
Riverside |
$1,529,658 |
Yolo |
$224,765 |
|
|
TOTAL |
$31,774,392 |
(Amounts by county are grants specifically for workers’ compensation insurance fraud)
Grant funding is based on assessments from California employers. The California Department of Insurance leads the Workers’ Compensation Grant Review Panel that reviews and makes grant funding recommendations based on multiple criteria such as previous year performance, applications, arrests and convictions. The panel sends a recommendation to the Insurance Commissioner who either accepts or amends the panel’s recommendation. Upon completion, the Commissioner’s recommendation is submitted to the Fraud Assessment Commission for their advice and consent, and then the grants are awarded.
Source: CA DOI