The insurance department started investigating the business after receiving reports it paid an employee in a combination of check and cash, with the cash portion going unreported to the company's workers' comp carrier. Credit: dblight The insurance department started investigating the business after receiving reports it paid an employee in a combination of check and cash, with the cash portion going unreported to the company's workers' comp carrier. Credit: dblight

A husband-and-wife team that operates a California construction company is facing multiple felony counts for insurance fraud and conspiracy for allegedly underreporting payroll by more than $4 million during a three-year period, in turn shortchanging their workers' comp carriers, according to the California Department of Insurance (CDI).

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Steve Hallo

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