The deceased employee had been classified as a salesperson at the time of their death. However, the deceased actually had a 15-year career driving trucks for the company. At the time of the death, insuring a salesperson cost $1 per $100 in payroll, while insuring a truck driver cost $20 per $100. (Credit: Jonathan Weiss/JetCity Image/Adobe Stock) The deceased employee had been classified as a salesperson at the time of their death. However, the deceased actually had a 15-year career driving trucks for the company. At the time of the death, insuring a salesperson cost $1 per $100 in payroll, while insuring a truck driver cost $20 per $100. (Credit: Jonathan Weiss/JetCity Image/Adobe Stock)

The owner of California's TKJ Trucking is facing three felony counts of workers' comp fraud following an investigation that began after an employee was found dead in one of the company's trucks, according to the California Department of Insurance.

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Steve Hallo

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