DA's office gets $2.4 million to investigate, prosecute fraud

RIVERSIDE - The Riverside County District Attorney's Office received more than $2 million to bolster its anti-fraud unit and crack down on auto and workers' compensation insurance scam artists, it was announced today.

"Riverside County's large population and current economic strife has resulted in economic instability and increased unemployment. That, unfortunately, has significantly contributed to increased workers' compensation and automobile insurance fraud throughout the Inland Empire," District Attorney Paul Zellerbach said during a news briefing downtown.

Zellerbach was joined by Califor...