Contact: Deputy District Attorney Jeanne McCullough
Insurance Fraud Unit
Telephone: (916) 874 8992
District Attorney Jan Scully announced today that defendant Ralph Taeger was
sentenced to one year in county jail and five years of formal probation for
under paying his Worker’s Compensation Insurance premiums. Mr. Taeger under
paid his insurance premiums over a five year period from March of 1998
through October of 2001. Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Timothy
Frawley ordered, and Mr. Taeger has agreed, to pay $161,000.00 in
restitution over a two year period to the victim, the State Compensation
Insurance Fund.
Deputy District Attorney Jeanne McCullough stated that, “the Sacramento
County District Attorney’s Office is very serious about prosecuting
employers who fail to pay the proper amount of Worker’s Compensation
Insurance premiums. This serves to protect the rights of employees who are
injured in the workplace and preserves the ability of those employers who
properly pay their premiums to stay competitive in the marketplace.”
