9/8 SAC Press Conference-Insurance Commissioner Candidate Padilla To Call For Prosecution

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Insurance Commissioner Candidate Dina Padilla from Peace and Freedom Party To Report Corrupt Workers Compensation Judge
At
California Fraud Assessment Commission Meeting September 8, 2010 9:45 AM
California Fraud Division Headquarters
9342 Tech Center Drive, Suite 100
Sacramento, California 95826

Dina Padilla, a candidate for California Insurance Commissioner from Peace and Freedom Party will be having a press conference along with family members of injured workers and health and safety advocates at the California Fraud Assessment Commission FAC. This state commission dispenses more than $29 million a year to California District Attorneys to prosecute workers compensation fraud. Candidate Padilla has been in the forefront of those fighting against the cost shifting by the insurance industry and employers included self-insured employers like Kaiser and Safeway Inc. who have refused to properly take care of their injured workers. On September 8, 2010, Padilla will be joined by Sandi Trend, mother of injured Agraquest biotech worker David Bell. Trend has filed charges that Judge WCAB Judge Suzanne F. Dugan voted to reject an appeal on her son's workers compensation claim while her husband Michael T. Dugan had a financial relationship with biotech company Agraquest owned by Pam Marrone. The District Attorneys of Yolo County and Sacramento refuse to prosecute this workers compensation fraud despite extensive evidence.
http://www.biotechawareness.com/
Also joining her will be Dr. Jack Thrasher who has challenged the corporate rules of ACOEM imbedded in California Workers Compensation law that prevent workers injured by mold at work from getting medical coverage. Padilla charged that "ACOEM is propagating mickey mouse science manipulated by the insurance industry, employers and the drug companies to prevent workers getting healthcare when injured by mold on the job."
http://www.drthrasher.org
Padilla has also charged that the Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner and previous Insurance Commissioners have refused to prosecute insurance companies and self insured employers who refuse to pay for injured workers and instead force these workers to go onto California State Disability Insurance SDI and Social Security to get their serious injuries taken care of. The taxpayers of California are paying for this cost-shifting.
Padilla will be raising the case of Tim Hack and the injured workers at Toyota of Poway who have been contaminated by mold by their owners and Stuart Lichter, the developer of the Downey toxic dump site in the Los Angeles area. These workers have made complaints to the San Diego DA against their employer for Workers Compensation Fraud but have not heard back.
http://moldtruth.wordpress.com/
These employers and developers have refused to take care of injured workers who have had serious health problems as a result of their drive for profits. Padilla charges that the District Attorneys and California Attorney General Jerry Brown have refused to prosecute this massive cost shifting scam as a result of deregulation.
Padilla said "It is time to protect the working people of California and prosecute those insurance companies and employers who have conspired to violate the laws protecting workers injured on the job. If elected I will clean up the systemic corruption in the workers compensation system and also work to eliminate the insurance industry in healthcare."
Padilla has also been joined by Green Party candidate for California Insurance Commissioner Bill Balderson that Dave Jones and all candidates be able to debate together the issues for the people of California. Democratic Party candidate Dave Jones has refused to respond to requests to participate in full debates with all ballot qualified candidates. He also has refused to respond to Toyota Of Poway workers who have tried to enlist his support.

For further information go to:
http://www.padilla4insurancecommissioner.com
916-342-6608