His Past Comes Back to Haunt Him

On June 5, Santiago Arteaga Ramirez was arrested on insurance fraud charges.

CDI fraud investigators discovered that the 34-year-old man was involved in an auto accident last year while driving a truck for a landscaping company and claimed injuries to his neck and back. Ramirez denied prior injuries to these body parts in follow-up medical exams, yet investigators learned that he had been in a previous accident in Long Beach in 1991 in which he claimed similar injuries. Also in 1992, Ramirez claimed injuries to his shoulder, neck and lower back as a result of an industrial injury while working for another landscaping company. And if that wasn’t enough, in 1993, Ramirez claimed he injured his shoulder and back while working for Anaheim Foundry.

During a 1997 deposition, Ramirez denied being able to do various activities, including raking and trimming trees. CDI fraud investigators interviewed Ramirez’ doctors and they said they felt Ramirez made material misrepresentations to them when he concealed his past medical history.