A California highway patrol officer from Paso Robles has been sentenced to 270 days in jail for insurance fraud.
An investigation found that 45-year-old Jordan Roy Lester, who worked as an officer for 17 years, procured medical leave claiming he was unable to work because of an injury, and was later found to be false. The investigation found Lester at a property he owned cutting down trees, stacking firewood, and operating heavy machinery.
Lester has been forced to pay around $232 thousand to the CHP in restitution, and $127 thousand to the state compensation insurance fund. He will lose his service and pension credit for the years the fraud was committed.
Sacramento county district attorney Thien Ho said: “To have a peace officer commit this fraud is not only a violation of their duty to serve and protect with integrity, but it is also a violation of public trust.”
