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Former Westminster Police Department official Nicole Brown faces 15 accusations for alleged employee compensation insurance fraud
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According to the Orange County County Lawyer’s Office, Brown was injured while working at work in 2022. And took $ 600,000.
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As a disability, Brown allegedly participated in the Stagecoach Music Festival, among other activities such as Disneyland’s visit, skiing, running 5k and more
The California police officer is subject to 15 accusations of charges and up to 22 years in prison after being accused of alleged employee compensation insurance fraud and more than $ 600,000 stolen from taxpayers.
Nicole Brown, a former Westminster Police Department, 2022. He suffered a head injury by trying to handcuff the suspect and was later placed for a disability.
According to May 20, May 20, a report from the Orange County lawyer, a 39 -year -old Brown County lawyer, “complained to her watches commander that she was headache and dizzy, but an emergency department doctor who looked at her on the same day, released her.”
A few days after the incident, Brown called the patient to work for several days in a row, and was later diagnosed with severe concussion syndrome and, according to the report, all temporary disability was given.
Officials who suffer work -related injury are entitled to full salary for up to a year, without any medical fees. The District Prosecutor’s Office says Brown cost Westminster more than $ 600,000 in taxpayers’ money through their disability.
Brown, being his disability, complained “headaches, dizziness, light and noise sensitivity, problems and words and inability to work on a computer or do any screen,” the report says.
However, the study states that, although disability, Brown was witnessed by drinking and evening at the Stagecoach Music Festival in 2023. April, despite a loud, overcrowded environment with temperatures above 100 degrees.
She is said to have gone to Disneyland, participated in three Ayso football conferences, went on snowboarding, or ski Big Bear and Mammoth, conducted two 5K races, played golf, conducted online courses with university.
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Brown’s stepfather Peter Schuman, who is a licensed lawyer in California, was also accused of being accused of declaring fraud, advocating her name at the meeting to discuss what police duties she could perform. The meeting took place three days after the Stagecoach Music Festival. During the meeting, Brown allegedly “said he could not look at the screen” and “sat in a dark room” when Schuman spoke on her name, adds.
The 57 -year -old Schuman was charged with one crime for a fraudulent statement of insurance claim and a single crime calculation, causing a conspiracy with a person unlawful act. According to the district lawyer, Schuman is threatened with a maximum sentence of eight years’ imprisonment and can “experience discipline in the California State Bar”.
Brown has been charged with nine crimes of a fraudulent statement in order to receive compensation, six crimes related to fraudulent insurance benefit and one crime improving the aggravating white collar crime exceeding $ 100,000. If Brown is convicted of all estimates, Brown may be given up to 22 years in prison.
People approached the district lawyer’s office for reopening of the case.
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Before leaving, Brown worked as a homeless communication officer in Westminster.
“I just don’t think anything desperate,” Brown said in 2020. Behind the badge of the badge. – This is not the most beautiful job that has dealt with the homeless. You can get to the streets and they can go back to the streets and it’s that cycle. But actually be able to influence someone’s life for the better, why I wanted to. ‘
At the time, Brown’s partner Roland Perez said about her, “She’s compassion. She’s about notes. Everything organized. She supports me concentrated.”
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