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| | Dave Jones Announces Nearly $32 Million in Grants For California Statewide District Attorneys To Fight Workers’ Compensation Fraud
By Lonce LaMon - July 5, 2011
Dave Jones, the state of California Insurance Commissioner, just announced today that nearly $32 million in grants have been allocated to District Attorneys across the state of California to assist them with the investigation and prosecution of workers’ compensation insurance fraud.
“Workers’ compensation insurance fraud is a costly problem in California,” Jones expressed. “As the economy struggles to recover, fraud of this type creates an additional strain on the system. We must protect those injured workers who need care and compensation so they can return to work in a timely manner and bring to justice those who seek to cheat the system.”
The grant funding is the result of assessments on California employers that are determined annually by the Fraud Assessment Commission. Counties submit applications to the Department, which are run by the Workers’ Compensation Grant Review Panel which then makes grant funding recommendations. The panel forwards a recommendation to the Insurance Commissioner who either accepts or amends the panel’s recommendations. Once completed, the Commissioner’s recommendation is submitted to the Fraud Assessment Commission for their advice and consent.
The grants are subject to approval in the final state budget (FY 2011-12). Below is a list of funding to the counties.
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Insurance Commissioner's Funding Recommendation
2011-12 - Potential Spending Authority
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Alameda
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$1,400,000
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Amador
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$431,569
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Butte
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$200,000
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Contra Costa
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$575,000
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El Dorado
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$330,000
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Fresno
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$1,240,529
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Humboldt
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$175,000
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Imperial
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$51,200
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Kern
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$760,000
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Kings
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$275,297
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Los Angeles
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$5,700,000
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Marin
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$238,000
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Merced
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$140,000
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Monterey
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$520,000
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Napa
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$119,000
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Orange
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$3,500,000
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Plumas
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$6,000
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Riverside
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$1,463,732
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Sacramento
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$900,000
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San Bernardino
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$2,173,413
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San Diego
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$4,861,584
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San Francisco
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$739,200
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San Joaquin
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$608,808
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San Luis Obispo
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$65,000
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San Mateo
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$650,000
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Santa Barbara
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$290,000
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Santa Clara
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$2,321,853
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Santa Cruz
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$120,000
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Shasta
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$175,000
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Siskiyou
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$37,428
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Solano
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$175,000
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Sonoma
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$98,735
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Tehama
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$88,950
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Tulare
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$362,221
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Ventura
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$735,913
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Yolo
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$245,960
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lonce@adjustercom.com
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Total: $31,774,392
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