Hospitality Industry Legal Risks: California Hotel Owner Charged With "Insurance Fraud" Over False Workers' Compensation Records

“…accusations that he dissuaded an employee from seeking workers’ compensation after a work injury and making false claims. The charges against him include two counts of insurance fraud, failure to maintain workers’ compensation insurance and passing bad checks…”

“…accused of paying approximately $890,000 less than he should have over a four-year period,,,”

The trial date for the owner of the troubled Brookdale Inn & Spa has been postponed because the District Attorney’s Office has filed more charges. Sanjiv Kakkar originally was scheduled to begin trial March 12 on accusations that he dissuaded an employee from seeking workers’ compensation after a work injury and making false claims. The charges against him include two counts of insurance fraud, failure to maintain workers’ compensation insurance and passing bad checks, according to Kelly Walker, a prosecutor with the Santa Cruz County District Attorney’s Office.

Walker has just filed new insurance fraud charges against Kakkar and his wife, Neelam Kakkar, pertaining to insurance premiums. Kakkar is accused of providing false wage information to insurance companies to obtain lower premiums. In other words, he “grossly understated” the amount of payroll he was paying to his employees. He stands accused of paying approximately $890,000 less than he should have over a four-year period, according to Walker.

For more:  http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_20133381/das-office-files-more-insurance-fraud-charges-against

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