CalOptima Health is rated a top Medi-Cal plan in California
ORANGE, Calif. (September 15, 2022) — CalOptima Health is a top Medi-Cal plan in California, receiving a rating of 4 out of 5 in the National Committee for Quality Assurance…
Beverly Hills surgeon gets 10 years in prison for insurance fraud involving sober living patients
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Beverly Hills surgeon has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison for stealing nearly $38 million in an elaborate insurance fraud scheme that involved…
Caloptima seeks to launch Covered California plan
ORANGE, Calif. - To better support continuity of care for current members and to provide an additional coverage option for Orange County residents, CalOptima is working, for the first time,…
Unlicensed O.C. insurance agent charged with more than 80 felony counts for stealing customers’ premiums
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. — Juan Carlos Martinez, 56, of Yorba Linda, has been charged with 12 counts of grand theft, 34 felony counts of forgery, 34 counts of insurance fraud,…
Bogus O.C. insurance agent took $1.4 M in workers’ compensation payments from local businesses
ORANGE, Calif. — Unlicensed insurance agent Karyl Lynn Reed, 57, formerly of Cosa Mesa, was arraigned today on multiple felony counts of grand theft, forgery, embezzlement, and aggravated white-collar crime…
Santa Ana pharmacy owner gets 3 years in prison for $1.8 million insurance scheme
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the sentencing of Quality Care Pharmacy owner Divina Catalasan for defrauding the Medi-Cal and Medicare programs. An audit by the California…
Former Lake Forest insurance agent arrested on 90 counts of felony insurance fraud
ORANGE, Calif. — Former insurance broker Karen Marie Dondanville, 53, of Mission Viejo, was arrested on 90 felony counts including grand theft, insurance fraud, financial elder abuse, and forgery for…
Many Californians can now get health insurance for as little as $1 a month
https://youtu.be/dflSAGjdSlc Covered California launched a special-enrollment period today to allow Californians to benefit from lower health insurance premiums available through the American Rescue Plan.The new law will help an estimated…
O.C. insurance agents arrested in $4 million securities fraud scheme
ORANGE, Calif. — Robert Andrew Lotter, 63, of Newport Beach, and Charles Albert Major, 72, of Irvine, were arrested today on multiple felony counts of securities violations and burglary after…
Beverly Hills surgeon and his girlfriend charged with $52 million insurance fraud involving O.C. sober living patients
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Beverly Hills surgeon and his girlfriend have been charged with stealing nearly $52 million in an elaborate insurance fraud scheme that involved hiring body brokers…
How to save your family from having to do a GoFundMe if you die
We get requests just about daily from our readers here in Santa Ana to post GoFundMe pages on our Facebook page because a loved one has passed away and the…
SAPD police officer charged with committing workers’ compensation fraud
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 39-year old Santa Ana police officer has been charged with committing workers’ compensation insurance fraud for continuing to accept his full pay without working even…
CA will allow workers who get COVID-19 at work to file workers’ comp claims
SACRAMENTO – As California prepares to enter Stage 2 of the gradual reopening of the state this Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that workers who contract COVID-19 while on…
OCDA prosecutor honored as prosecutor of the year for battling insurance fraud
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: December 13, 2017 OCDA PROSECUTOR SHADDI KAMIABIPOUR HONORED AS “PROSECUTOR OF THE YEAR” BY COALITION AGAINST INSURANCE FRAUD SANTA ANA, Calif.…