Former California Probation Officer Nabbed for Fraud While on Probation

A former Los Angeles County probation officer, Robyn Palmer, 29, of Long Beach, Calif., was arrested in late August on six felony counts of insurance fraud for allegedly forging documents to illegally collect disability insurance benefits while serving probation for another insurance fraud conviction.

Palmer was arrested while serving five years’ probation following a conviction on 14 felony counts of insurance fraud, forgery, wire fraud and grand theft in 2014 for illegally collecting disability benefits from Allstate Insurance.

California Department of Insurance detectives were contacted by American Family Life Insurance Co. after the insurer identified suspected fraud by Palmer. An investigation revealed that Palmer was allegedly collecting disability benefits totaling $24,000 from AFLAC while being prosecuted for the first crime against Allstate and continued to do so after her conviction and while on probation.

If convicted, Palmer could be sentenced to five years in state prison.