Split California Panel: Officer Convicted Of Fraud Must Repay Insurance Premiums

(April 16, 2021, 1:55 PM EDT) -- SANTA ANA, Calif. — A 2-1 California appeals panel on April 14 affirmed a judge’s order requiring a former police officer convicted of filing a false workers’ compensation claim to pay $75,427.67 in restitution, with the dissenting judge arguing that the officer should not have to repay $7,782.56 in insurance premiums that were paid by the city of Costa Mesa, Calif., while he was recovering from surgery to remove a brain tumor because it was not tied to his criminal activity....