Judge Dismisses $18 Million in Liens Claimed by Michael Barri, Chiropractor Convicted of Fraud and Suspended by California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation
An administrative law judge has dismissed liens valued at $18 million filed by convicted medical provider Michael E. Barri, bringing to a close one of the earliest cases aimed at combatting fraud in California’s workers’ compensation system. “The anti-fraud statutes that took effect in January 2017 were designed to prevent convicted medical providers from continuing... Read More
Dr. Uwaydah Case In L.A. Still Waiting To Hear From The Court Of Appeal. Judge Muses On How To Proceed With Intertwined Motions; But Is Adamant Witness Marisa Schermbeck Nelson Will Testify.
Judge Larry Fidler mused early on in the proceedings of September 15th on how he’s going to have to figure out when and how to proceed. There are multiple motions going on all at the same time. And with these motions, there’s a lot of competition. Judge Larry Fidler: The problem is where we’re at... Read More
Defense Moves To Dissolve 186.11 Injunction As Prosecution Files Writ to Court of Appeal in Criminal Organization Munir Uwaydah Case in Downtown L.A.
Mark Kassabian, defense lawyer for defendant Kelly Soo Park in the Criminal Organization Munir Uwaydah case in downtown LA, filed a motion to dissolve the 186.11 injunction on the complaint after the entire case was dismissed against his client and two other defendants in May of this present year. He pleaded his argument before Judge... Read More
Bakersfield Driver, David Lee Williams, Charged For Alleged Insurance Fraud After An Auto Collision
David Lee Williams Jr., 27, self-surrendered yesterday at the Kern County Superior Court after being charged with two counts of felony insurance fraud and one misdemeanor count of filing a false police report for allegedly falsifying an insurance claim in order to receive an undeserved payout from Farmers Insurance. An investigation by the Department of... Read More
Atwater Construction Worker Arraigned For Workers’ Comp Insurance Fraud. Meliton Hernandez Martinez Allegedly Attacked A Former Marine Who Reacted In Self-Defense.
Meliton Hernandez Martinez Jr., 23, was arraigned on Tuesday, August 11th 2020, at the Merced County Superior Court on multiple felony counts of insurance fraud and a misdemeanor count of filing a false police report. After allegedly instigating a physical altercation, the result was stab wounds to his abdomen and arm. An investigation by the... Read More
Sim Hoffman, M.D. exits Orange County Superior Court as he looks at his cell phone. 2019. Photo by Lonce Lamonte, all rights reserved.
Next Pre-Trial Date Set In Sim Hoffman, M.D. Workers’ Compensation Fraud Case. Old Trial Dates Set-Aside.
Another pre-trial date has been set for Sim Hoffman, M.D., who has been under prosecution by the Orange County District Attorney’s office for workers’ compensation fraud since May of 2011. The next pre-trial date was set on Friday, August 7th to August 28th 2020. All previous dates which were set for trial have been cancelled. ... Read More
Claimant Marlene Cavalcanti Prosecuted By Marin County District Attorney’s Office For Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Marin County District Attorney’s Office prosecuted a workers’ compensation fraud case against Marlene Cavalcanti, 40, who pleaded guilty to two felony counts of insurance fraud and identity theft after falsifying documents to receive an additional $10,590 on her workers’ compensation claim. Cavalcanti, employed as an executive assistant, reportedly fell at work and sustained injuries. As... Read More
Dr. Randy Rosen, Beverly Hills surgeon
Dr. Randy Rosen, Beverly Hills Surgeon, Charged With 52 Million Dollars in Insurance Fraud for Paying Sober Living Patients to Have Unnecessary Surgeries
Randy Rosen, M.D., a Beverly Hills surgeon and his girlfriend, Liza Visamanos of Los Angeles, have just been charged with looting ~$52 million from insurance payers in a fraud scheme that involved contracting body brokers to pay patients at Southern California sober living facilities to undergo medically unnecessary surgeries, medical testing, and other medical procedures.... Read More
