Panel Upholds Fraud Defendant’s Probation, Finds Recorded Interview Authentic

Mealey's (October 26, 2020, 1:32 PM EDT) -- VENTURA, Calif. — A California appeals panel on Oct. 22 upheld a woman’s sentence to three years of probation after being convicted of insurance fraud and workers’ compensation insurance fraud, finding that the trial court judge did not err when finding that the prosecution provided sufficient evidence demonstrating that a recorded interview between the defendant and a now-deceased investigator was authentic....