Majestic Insurance Company Announces Another Insurance Fraud Conviction; Suspect Who Eluded Capture is Now behind Bars with Help from Llorente SIU.HUNTINGTON BEACH Huntington Beach, city (1990 pop. 181,519), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast, across from Santa Catalina Island, in an oil-producing area; inc. 1909. It manufactures aerospace vehicles, aircraft parts, optical instruments, and heat transfer equipment. , Calif. -- Majestic Insurance Company announced today the conviction of Juan Antonio Hernandez for insurance fraud. The event caps a story that began in 2001, when Hernandez filed a suspicious workers' compensation workers' compensation, payment by employers for some part of the cost of injuries, or in some cases of occupational diseases, received by employees in the course of their work. claim in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , then fled the country before charges could be filed. Llorente SIU SIU Southern Illinois University SIU Seafarers International Union SIU Special Investigations Unit SIU Schiller International University SIU Special Investigative Unit SIU Salem International University SIU Societá Italiana di Urologia assisted with the case. Hernandez was working for a maintenance company when he filed a workers' compensation claim two months after an unreported and unwitnessed injury. Suspecting foul play foul play n. Unfair or treacherous action, especially when involving violence. foul play Noun 1. violent activity esp. murder 2. , Majestic asked its Contract Special Investigative Unit, Llorente SIU, to look into the matter. After some investigation, Llorente determined that Hernandez had been involved in a fight prior to filing the claim and that he sustained the same type of injury. The injury was documented by the Pasadena, Calif., Police Department. Llorente SIU packaged and presented the case to law enforcement and criminal charges were filed. However, Hernandez fled Southern California before an arrest could be made. He was apprehended this year at the U.S./Mexico border during an effort to re-enter re·en·ter also re-en·ter v. re·en·tered, re·en·ter·ing, re·en·ters v.tr. 1. To enter or come in to again. 2. To record again on a list or ledger. v.intr. the U.S. After pleading guilty, Hernandez was sentenced to 78 days in Los Angeles County jail, as well as five years of formal probation. During this probation, he is ordered to pay Majestic Insurance Company restitution of $13,458.64. "During our 10-year partnership, Majestic has done an outstanding job defending against false claims," said Kristen Llorente, president/CEO of Llorente SIU(TM). "This is yet another example, and we were proud to play a role in it." "Our main focus is on caring for injured workers," added Donald R. Bellinger, vice president, claims at Majestic Insurance Company. "But we also do our best to protect the workers' compensation system against those who try to take advantage of it." About Majestic Insurance Company Majestic Insurance Company is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Embarcadero Insurance Holdings Inc. Majestic writes workers' compensation insurance under various state acts and U.S. Longshore long·shore adj. Occurring, living, or working along a seacoast. [Short for alongshore.] and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, as well as offering Third Party Administration services. Majestic is licensed in 15 states and operates primarily in California, Alaska, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Arizona. About Llorente SIU Llorente SIU(TM) is a California-based SIU firm providing comprehensive Contract SIU services for all lines of insurance coverage. All Llorente SIU specialists have criminal investigative experience at either the local, state or federal level. |
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