Eight Indicted by San Diego County Grand Jury for Fraud

Eight Indicted by San Diego County Grand Jury for Fraud: "On October 2002, defendants McGrath and Rogantino, officers of NICA, contacted a San Diego County insurance broker to apply for and receive a workers' compensation insurance policy from the San Diego District Office of SCIF. Over the course of the next year, NICA reported 47 claims for injured workers whom in fact were injured, however not all 47 workers were employed with NICA. In actuality, NICA employed only a few of the 47 employees. These workers' comp claims involved bicycle, motorcycle and motor vehicle couriers.
The California Department of Insurance assisted in this investigation and worked with the Massachusetts State Police in obtaining and serving a search warrant for the office of NICA.
'This major investigation was successful because of tremendous help from the California Department of Insurance, with assistance from the Employment Development Department and the State Compensation Insurance Fund,' said District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis.
Source: California Department of Insurance"