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Fraud of the Week: The Looting Librarian

Working as a 52-year-old librarian at a California State Prison proved to be too much for Rosa Cazares Pitones, who was arrested and charged with three counts of insurance fraud and one count of grand theft in March.

By Eric Gilkey | Updated on May 19, 2009

Working as a 52-year-old librarian at a California State Prison proved to be too much for Rosa Cazares Pitones, who was arrested and charged with three counts of insurance fraud and one count of grand theft in March.

According to the California Department of Insurance (CDI), Pitones filed a workers’ compensation injury claim with State Compensation Insurance Fund back in July 2004. Authorities said that the injury reportedly occurred while Pitones was moving office furniture out of her work area at the Centinela State Prison. She was out of work for a year, claiming shoulder and back pain prevented her return. Though she attempted to return in August 2006, Pitones quickly succumbed to another back injury and claimed she was unable to fulfill her librarian duties.

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