Fraud Roundup

Workers’ Comp. Examiner Arrested

Investigators with CDI Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud arrested Elisa I. Guillermo, 38, of Concord, California and her sister, Juliet I. Armstrong, 41, also of Concord, who are both charged with felony grand theft and embezzlement. Both were also charged with …

Sacramento Woman Arrested for Insurance Fraud

The CDI Fraud Division arrested Shauna M. Lewis, 28, of Fair Oaks, Calif. and charged her with one felony count of insurance fraud. She was booked into the Sacramento County Jail and bail was set at $30,000. Investigators said that …

Tarzana, Calif. Broker Pleads No Contest

Alfred Galoustian, 34, of Tarzana, Calif., pled no contest to two felony counts of grand theft. Galoustian was sentenced to 30 days in County Jail, 240 hours of community service, three years of summary probation, and ordered to pay $17,377.50 …

Truck Drivers Arrested for WC Fraud

Gerald Boiner, 30, of Rancho Cuca-monga, Calif., was arrested Nov. 12, 2002 by CDI Fraud Investigators. Boiner alleged that he injured his back and wrist on Aug. 7, 2001, from an on-the-job fall. As a result of the pain he …

CDI Revokes Licenses of Father & Son Ins. Brokers

The CDI issued an Order of Summary Revocation against the Fire and Casualty Broker Agent licenses of Charles Edward Dunbar and his son Christopher Freeman Dunbar after they pled guilty to grand theft. The Life Agent license of Christopher was …

Dental Assistant Arrested on WC Charges

Judith Lee Marciel (AKA Judith Lee Delgado, Judith Lee Douglas, Judith Lee Latch, Judith Lee Clark), 47, of Windsor, Calif., was arrested Oct. 30, 2002, on charges of workers’ compensation insurance fraud. Marciel was employed by an orthodontist in Santa …

Sacramento Pair Sentenced for Underreporting Payroll

Two Sacramento area women pled guilty to three charges of insurance fraud as a result of an investigation by the CDI Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division. Janet Mae Gudgel, 62, and Kimberly Kay Volk, 44, surrendered to authorities on June …

Auto Fraud Scheme Leads to Plea Bargain from Calif. Man

Keith Aaron Hayes, 49, a resident of Hacienda Heights, Calif., pled no contest to one count of auto insurance fraud and one count of capping on Nov. 13, 2002. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office prosecuted the case, which …

Man Submits Bogus Receipts for Hit & Run Accident

Joe Bink Wooten was arrested at his residence in Laguna Beach, Calif. and charged with three felony counts of insurance fraud. An investigation by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Criminal Investigations Branch revealed that on Oct. 15, 2000, Wooten …

Father & Son Plead Guilty to Grand Theft

A three-year investigation by the CDI Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division and Investigation Bureau led to the arrest of two Sacramento residents on one charge each of grand theft. Charles Edward Dunbar, 66, and his son Christopher Freeman Dunbar, 43, …

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