Form to Report Insurance Fraud

Types of Workers Compensation Fraud:

Claimant Fraud – This occurs when an employee or employer lies to obtain or deny benefits that are required by law. Examples would be to lie about how an injury occurred, the extent of their injury, or the employment status of an employee at the time of injury.

Medical Provider Fraud – This occurs when a medical provider submits bills for services never rendered, or embellishes the services actually provided with intent to be paid.

Premium Fraud – This is where an employer lies about his payroll, experience modification, or classification of his employees. All for the purpose of paying less premium than required.

Uninsured Employers – This occurs when an employer fails to provide workers compensation insurance to cover his employees.

Yolo County District Attorney Jeff W. Reisig believes in a fair marketplace. Through the efforts of his Insurance Fraud Unit, efforts are made to identify, investigate, and prosecute offenders for workers’ compensation fraud.

The cost of doing business in Yolo County is impacted by the cost of labor and the necessary insurance to cover employees in the event they are injured on the job. When fraud is introduced, it negatively impacts the entire county, as it raises the cost that we would otherwise have to pay for goods and services.

The fact is, a sub-contractor has to be a bonafide business, with its own licenses and insurance to cover its employees. Those that pay under the table, without withholding the necessary taxes, are committing a felony and become personally liable for the taxes the employer fails to collect.

It is wise to check your potential business out. Do they have a municipal business license? Are they licensed through the Contractor’s State Licensing Board? Do they have a bond? Do they keep and maintain workers’ compensation insurance for their employees or sub-contractor’s employees?

To report Workers’ Compensation Insurance Fraud, call our hotline at: 530-406-4524

Or Investigator Paul Hillegass at: 530-666-8442

Citizens may remain anonymous, but keep in mind, the investigation process is more expeditious when we can verify the reliability of the person making the complaint and how it is they know what they know.

301 Second Street | Woodland, CA 95695 | 530-666-8180 Phone | 530-666-8423 Fax

Yolo County District Attorney Jeff W. Reisig believes that every effort should be made to identify, investigate, and prosecute those persons who commit Automobile Insurance Fraud.

The impact on every household is felt, through higher premiums.  The act of committing insurance fraud unfairly impacts the insurance companies, and unjustly enriches the thieves that perpetrate these crimes.

According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, approximately ten percent or more of the property casualty insurance claims are fraudulent. These claims result in an additional $300 in premium paid by the consumer for each household. Insurance Fraud is second highest white collar crime committed in the United States. Persons committing these crimes could be your neighbor, doctor, auto body shop, or Attorney.

Claimants – Run into problems with the law when they ask for greater benefits than they are entitled. This includes misrepresenting the extent of loss or the circumstances surrounding the loss that could effect the extent of coverage.

Examples – Typical fraud referrals involve the reporting of a vehicle being stolen when it wasn’t, with intent of causing a total loss and thereby getting out from underneath a loan payment that the owner can no longer afford. Or to surgically strip the vehicle, claim the loss of tires, rims, seats, and or stereos, file a theft claim, with intent to be compensated for a loss that never occurred.

To report please call:

Investigator Kristine Fitzgerald at 530-666-8317.

301 Second Street | Woodland, CA 95695 | 530-666-8380 Phone | 530-666-8423 Fax

Check Prosecution Unit

1. Must be Personalized – Complete name and address preprinted by the bank.
2. Date must be current – Never post dated or more than 30 days old.
3. Check the Bank ID#
4. Payee must be your company.
5. Amounts written and numerical must be the same.
6. Bank name and address must be printed on the check.
7. Bank and customer computer numbers must be printed on check.
8. Customer signature – Must be signed in your presence.

FAQ  | Courtesy Notice | Warning Sign (English) | Señales de alerta (En Español) | Bad Check Complaint Form

Office Location
301 Second Street
Woodland, CA 95695
Phone:  530-666-8200
Fax: 530-666-8185

Mailing Address
Yolo County District Attorney’s Office
Check Prosecution Unit
PO Box 1404
Woodland, CA 95776

If you believe you have been a victim of any type of real estate fraud including landlord-tenant fraud occurring in Yolo County, you are encouraged to fill out and email or mail a Complaint Form for our review. (The form is available below.)

Please click here to view our new Fraud Complaint Form

Real Estate Fraud Contact:
Investigator Brett Hancock
530-666-8471
brett.hancock@yolocounty.org
301 Second Street Woodland, CA 95695

The California Department of Real Estate (DRE) recently completed a major revision to the widely used resource guidebook titled:
California Tenants – A Guide To Residential Tenants’ and Landlord Rights and Responsibilities which is a great resource for Landlord-Tenant disputes.

Important Contact/Resource Information

Yolo County Bar Association
California Department of Real Estate: 1-877-373-4542
Contractors State Licensing Board: 1-800-321-2752
California Department of Corporations: 916-445-7205
Yolo County Assessor’s Office: 530-666-8135
Legal Services of Northern California: 530-662-1065
Housing Economic Rights Advocates: 510-278-8443
Federal Bureau of Investigation: 916-481-9110
US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development “Avoiding Foreclosure”
State of California – Using the Services of a Mortgage Broker
Federal Trade Commission: 1-877-382-4357

Welfare Fraud Unit