DA's Office Awarded $66,000 to battle Worker's Comp Fraud

On July 15, 2013, The California State Insurance Commissioner awarded Nevada County District Attorney’s Office Sixty-six thousand dollars to help prevent and prosecute workers’ compensation fraud.The long term goal of the program is to develop a regional unit that will investigate fraud cases in Nevada County and surrounding neighboring counties. 

In this informational video, Cliff Newell describes the negative impact of Worker's Compensation fraud and how to report suspected fraud:

D.A. Newell remarked; “Initially the focus will be outreach and education to inform providers, employers and the public of the program and, ultimately we will investigate and prosecute those that take advantage of the system.”