P. v. Guillen CA6
In 2015, defendant Hariberto Guillen1 pleaded no contest to making a false
statement for the purpose of obtaining workers’ compensation benefits (Ins. Code,
§ 1871.4, subd. (a)). On March 3, 2016, the trial court suspended imposition of sentence
and placed defendant on probation for three years with various terms and conditions.
At a restitution hearing held on May 10, 2016, the trial court ordered defendant to
pay $92,146.422 to his employer Infinity Staffing, over his objections that: (1) the
restitution sought by Infinity Staffing for medical, legal, and investigation fees related to
his workers’ compensation claim was “out of proportion” to the “one misrepresentation”
he had made during the course of his workers’ compensation claim, and (2) he should not have to
pay restitution for the amounts Infinity Staffing paid to his workers’
compensation attorney. Defendant filed a notice of appeal from the restitution order
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