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What are the penalties for Workers’ Compensation Fraud?

April 26, 2017compensation fraud penalties

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What are the penalties for Workers’ Compensation Fraud?

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Any person, employer or employee, who commits Workers’ Comp. fraud can be convicted of a FELONY punishable by: 1. Up to 5 years in prison 2. Fines up to $50,000 or double the value of the fraud (whichever is greater) 3. Restitution benefits wrongly obtained If you have information about, or you’re a victim of Workers’ Compensation Fraud, we strongly urge you to contact this office at: Santa Barbara County D.A.’s Office……805/346-7456 For a brochure in english please click here (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) To View a Video on Workers Compensation Fraud click this link.