Correctional Officer Arrested

A former Folsom Prison Correctional Officer was arrested Dec. 15 after an investigation into alleged workers’ comp fraud.
The California Department of Corrections Office of Investigative Services and the CDI Fraud Division conducted a joint investigation and arrested June Ann Lucena, of Placerville, Calif. She was booked into the Sacramento County jail on one count of attempted perjury and one count of issuing a false statement to fraudulently obtain compensation.

Lucena was allegedly injured while working on a tower at the prison in 1999. She opened a claim with SCIF, which eventually cost the carrier $170,309. Investigators said Lucena exaggerated her injuries to receive bene-fits. In her initial complaints, Lucena reportedly told doctors that she was in constant pain and was unable to perform certain physical activities. She specifically complained of pain in her back, head, neck, shoulder and leg.

After an anonymous tip, investigators took up the case and found evidence that Lucena’s injuries were apparently not as serious as reported. With surveillance video the investigators taped Lucena riding jet skis, water slides, doing back-flip dives off of the jet ski, and performing other physical activities which she had previously told her doctors she was unable to perform.

If convicted, Lucena could face up to five years in state prison and/or a fine of $150,000.