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Criminal

Feb. 22, 2019

Trial opens in alleged attorney-client referral fraud ring

A sole practitioner is the first to go on trial of 10 attorneys named in a high-profile worker’s compensation fraud case in 2017.

Orange County Superior Court Judge Patrick H. Donahue

SANTA ANA -- In what a prosecutor called "a story of greed," a trial opened in Orange County Superior Court on Thursday for one of 10 attorneys arrested in a massive client referral and worker's compensation fraud case investigators say bilked insurance companies out of $300 million.

The case against sole practitioner Jon M. Woods, 57, is expected to spotlight laws governing advertising and client referrals for attorneys with counse...

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