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Costa Bella Builders, Operating In Aptos, Calif, Convicted Of Workers' Compensation Premium Fraud
By Press Release - October 23, 2013

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - Jeffrey Thranow, 59, owner of Costa Bella Builders was convicted of committing workers' compensation insurance premium fraud for his part in failing to report employees to his insurance carrier or to the Employment Development Department (EDD). Thranow's son-in-law, Vittorio Castelli, 34, was also convicted of felony insurance fraud, while Thranow's daughter, Kathleen Castelli, 34, was convicted of misdemeanor insurance fraud. As a result, Thranow was sentenced to one year of jail, Vittorio Castelli to six months of jail, and Kathleen Castelli to one year of probation.

"Fraud is a multi-billion dollar enterprise, which artificially inflates costs to insurers, consumers, and California's taxpayers," said Commissioner Dave Jones. "Thranow cheated both his workers' compensation insurer and the State of California out of nearly $100,000, and by doing so passed the cost of his fraud onto consumers across the state. Through a collaborative effort between my department and the Santa Cruz District Attorney's Office, we have brought another non-compliant contractor to justice."
 
The Department of Insurance in a joint effort with the Santa Cruz County District Attorney's Office began an investigation in November 2011 into Costa Bella Builder, in response to an employee injury. Thranow, a licensed contractor operating in Aptos, paid employees in cash in an attempt to avoid paying workers' compensation insurance. The investigation uncovered evidence that Thranow along with his daughter and son-in-law colluded to convince employees to accept these cash payroll payments. A Costa Bella employee was injured during this time and required surgery. Thranow dissuaded this employee from filing a workers' compensation claim and instead offered him a State Disability Form with instructions to claim the injury occurred while the employee was home.
 
Costa Bella Builders was ordered to pay over $47,000 in premium restitution, nearly $30,000 in back taxes to EDD, and pay $37,000 in restitution related to the injured workers claim. 
 
from Press Release, California Department of Insurance
 
 
 

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