San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office Gets Conviction in Workers Comp Fraud Case

Stockton- The San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office recently received a Felony Workers Compensation Fraud Conviction, highlighting the Office’s commitment to fighting Workers Compensation fraud and abuse in San Joaquin County.

Stacy Johnson, a male, pled guilty to two felonies: PC 487 Grand Theft and PC 550(b)(3), Insurance Fraud. Defendant was sentenced to 4 months in County Jail, 2 years of Felony Probation and will have to pay $3,000 in investigative costs restitution, and $2,000 in restitution to his former employer, Amazon, to cover the stolen goods.

Defendant conspired with other assailants to stage a robbery of an Amazon delivery truck that defendant was driving for his employer. Defendant then initiated a fraudulent Workers Compensation Claim stemming from the faked robbery, claiming “physiological injuries and stress”. Had the fraud not been caught, the loss would have been an estimated $35,000, the cost of which, would most likely have been passed on to consumers.

“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”.