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It looks as though a Southern California softball team, sponsored by an unsuspecting insurance company, is headed for the lockers after the Feds decided it was time to play hardball.

An investigation conducted by Postal Inspectors and IRS-Criminal Investigation agents revealed that a dirty claims supervisor had set up an elaborate scheme that made over $400,000 in payments to a chain of phony vocational rehabilitation service operations.

Angel Uribe worked at CNA Financial subsidiary Alexsis Risk Management, now known as RSKCo, when the alleged crimes were committed.

Jorge Riesgo, who was also arrested, allegedly set up half of the bogus businesses that received Alexis’ funds via Uribe.

After Riesgo and other friends who all played on the same softball team cashed the checks, they would return Uribe’s cut to him during the game.

The two men appeared before Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Raphael, Oct. 16. They each were charged with 12 counts of mail fraud, and Uribe was also charged with three counts of money laundering.

At their arraignment Oct. 21 they both plead not guilty. A status hearing is set for Dec. 2 and their trial is scheduled for Dec. 10. Each count of mail fraud carries a maximum possible penalty of five years in federal prison. The three money-laundering charges against Uribe each carry a potential penalty of 20 years in prison.

This is a classic scenario of a claims professional rising to the trusted position of supervisor, who decided that while at bat he would hit a few foul balls to his friends in the stands.