Officer Crystal Lara a 12-year LAPD veteran was arrested for allegedly submitting altered doctor's notes in order to receive medical benefits.
for allegedly submitting "altered doctor's notes" for medical benefits, authorities said.
Officer Crystal Lara, a 12-year veteran assigned to the Southwest Area, was taken into custody on a felony arrest warrant for forgery, and was booked at the Metropolitan Detention Center, the LAPD reported. Lara was released after posting $20,000 bail, police said. "The Los Angeles Police Department's Internal Affairs Division investigated altered doctor's notes Officer Lara submitted to the department for medical benefits," an LAPD statement said."Internal Affairs Division in partnership with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office established probable cause to believe the doctor's notes were forged," police said. "Officer Lara has been relieved of her police powers.
"The goal of the department is to aggressively investigate fraud and abuse of benefits within the Workers' Compensation system," police said.that I have read and agree
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