4 charged in $14.5 million workers’ comp scheme targeting Spanish speakers

Four people, including two Inland Empire attorneys, were charged in a workers’ compensation fraud scheme that targeted Spanish speakers, the California Department of Insurance announced.

“This is a disturbing case of alleged fraud that preyed on vulnerable, hardworking people,” said Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara.

The estimated loss in the case exceeds $14.5 million, the insurance department said in a news release on Thursday, April 24.

In Oct. 2022, the department launched...