Posted on 07/09/2025 2:10:23 PM PDT by BenLurkin
A former police officer who is facing a litany of felonies for allegedly faking a disability and then attending the Stagecoach Music Festival is now being civilly sued by the city that employed her.
Riverside resident Nicole Brown, 39, is being sued by Westminster, the city announced on Wednesday, and local officials are hoping “to recover all of the funds [paid as disability payments] — over $600,000 — as well as hold the officer accountable for this [breach] of public trust.”
Prosecutors and the city allege that Brown, who claimed to suffer a lingering concussion that left her with headaches, dizziness and extra sensitivity to light and loud noises, was able to participate in a variety of activities that should have been precluded by the condition that put her on disability leave.
Those activities include dancing and drinking at the hot Stagecoach Music Festival, running two 5Ks and visiting Disneyland, among other examples.
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In her criminal case, Brown faces up to 22 years in prison if convicted on all counts.
Additionally, her father-in-law, worker’s compensation attorney Peter Gregory Schuman, 57, of Buena Park, faces two felony charges for allegedly assisting Brown in her scheme.
He faces up to eight years in prison if convicted.
(Excerpt) Read more at ktla.com ...
Wow. An officer of the law and an officer of the court—family, no less—tag-teaming taxpayers and robbing us blind with their fraudulent scheme.
disabled people go to these places all the time
People with vertigo and photophobia do not run 5ks.
Good point although sunglasses help
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Some additional info from a prior news story:
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/former-southern-california-officer-charged-with-fraud-after-drinking-dancing-at-stagecoach/
I knew a guy who had worked as an investigator of worker’s comp fraud for an insurance company, following people like this around and catching them in the act. Hilarious really - he described photos showing people putting on fake bandages, putting rocks in shoes so they wouldn’t forget to limp, hopping in and out of wheelchairs as needed, etc. Said it was the best college job he could have had.
“In her criminal case, Brown faces up to 22 years in prison if convicted on all counts.”
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Mmm, it`s Cali.
By the time it`s over they will probable double their payments and apologize for the trial.
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Not on her side, but if she got injured at work due to employer negligence and could no longer work 8 hours or longer shifts she might have been entitled to something. Her symptoms may have intermittently severe enough that she could not perform, or feel well at any of the places she went.
Running a 5k though could mean she is not THAT disabled.
If she is truly fraudulent....throw the book at her. Jail time baby.
Of course, a doctor was involved, too, to certify her condition. She may have been couched on how to describe symptoms in such a way that the profile had to be certified.
No they do not.
Bookie nods not taking bets.
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