ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE
Case # 14CF3738
Date: August 28, 2015
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A county employee was convicted and sentenced today for committing insurance fraud by making false statements and concealing information related to his Workers’ Compensation claim. William Parker, 43, Corona, pleaded guilty today to one felony count of making a fraudulent statement, five felony counts of insurance fraud. Parker was sentenced to six months in jail and paid over $41,000 in restitution.
On June 4, 2005, Parker was hired by the Orange County Probation Department (OCPD) as a Deputy Juvenile Corrections Officer. On Oct. 5, 2007, Parker was involved in a non-work related motor vehicle accident which caused injuries to his back and resulted in loss of time from work. Parker filed an insurance claim as a result of that automobile accident and received a settlement. Parker failed to disclose his back injury to the OCPD. Continue reading