A California city has filed a civil lawsuit against a former police officer who went skiing and attended a music festival while collecting workers’ compensation.
Westminster filed the suit against a former police officer who was charged with 15 felonies for committing worker’s comp insurance fraud after the city council voted unanimously to seek to recover all of the funds, which amount to more than $600,000. The council also voted to hold the officer accountable for a breech of public trust.
The city’s lawsuit names Nicole Brown of Riverside and seeks repayment of all disability and medical payments, benefits, and other funds the city says were unlawfully obtained by Brown. It also seeks to recover costs associated with investigation and prosecution of the lawsuit…