Man Banned for Life from California’s Workers’ Compensation System for Past Felony Fraud Convictions Charged in Extensive Workers’ Compensation Fraud Scheme with San Diego Neurosurgeon, Two Others for Billing Nearly $100 Million in Fraudulent Fees

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man banned for life from California’s workers’ compensation system after being twice convicted of workers’ compensation insurance fraud has been charged along with a San Diego-based neurosurgeon and two other co-conspirators in connection with billing nearly $100 million in fraudulent fees as part of an extensive workers’ compensation fraud scheme.
The charges follow a three-year investigation by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office into twice convicted felon David Fish who is accused of continuing to control clinics and providers who would see patients, refer them to specific providers in order to receive illegal referral payments, and then unlawfully bill workers’ compensation insurance companies for these services.

Read the entire press release.  Orange County District Attorney’s Office, October 11, 2024

NICB assisted the investigation.