Orange County City Sues Former Police Officer For Fraud After She Collected $600,000 For Alleged Fake Injury

KCAL News, CBS Los Angeles

Updated on: July 10, 2025 / 7:08 AM PDT

The city of Westminster is suing one of its former police officers for workers' compensation insurance fraud after she collected more than $600,000 when she allegedly faked a head injury.

The Westminster City Council unanimously voted to recover all of the funds paid to former officer Nicole Brown as well as hold her accountable for the breach of public trust. The lawsuit is seeking repayment of all disability and medical payments, benefits and other funds they claim she unlawfully obtained.

"This former police officer has betrayed the public trust. We owe it to our residents and to the honest, hard-working officers in our police department to seek to recover these funds," said Mayor Chi Charlie Nguyen. "Our residents count on us to protect their taxpayer dollars and ensure that employees who are actually injured receive the support they need to recover. Fraud will not be tolerated in Westminster."

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