Man Arrested in Insurance Fraud
A 47-year-old Granada Hills man has been arrested on suspicion of bilking an insurance company out of more than $15,000, authorities said.
James Francis Dorobiala, of Chatsworth, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of conspiracy, insurance fraud and grand theft, said Hal Huber, supervising criminal investigator in the Fraud Division of the Los Angeles office of the state Department of Insurance. Dorobiala was released from the Los Angeles County Jail after posting $25,000 bail.
Dorobiala’s psychotherapist, Donald Eugene Dossey, 54, of West Los Angeles, surrendered Thursday to investigators. He was booked on suspicion of conspiracy and released on his own recognizance, Huber said.
Investigators said Dorobiala submitted $15,450 in medical bills to Farmers Insurance for treatment that was never given.
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