Man sentenced for grand theft, insurance fraud
(FOX40.COM) — A man in northern California was found guilty and sentenced to four months in county jail for grand theft and insurance fraud, according to the San Joaquin District Attorney's Office.
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Officials said Stacy Johnson conspired with other assailants to stage a robbery of the Amazon delivery truck that he was driving for his employer, Amazon.
The man then filed a fraudulent workers' compensation claim from the fake robbery, stating he was left with 'psychological injuries and stress.'
Johnson pleaded guilty to two felonies and was sentenced to four months in county jail, two years of felony probation. He is also required to pay $3,000 in investigative costs restitution and $2,000 in restitution to Amazon, officials said.
Officials said the loss on the worker's compensation claim would have been estimated up to $35,000, which would most likely have affect consumers.
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'Workers Compensation Fraud is NOT a victimless crime, it affects all of us', said San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas. It leads to increased costs on our local businesses, and increased costs for the goods we purchase on a daily basis. Combined with our ongoing Workers Compensation Fraud outreach campaign, we are making a point of making sure criminals know that San Joaquin County is not a safe haven for Workers Compensation Fraud, we will prosecute'.
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