Actress Q'Orianka Kilcher, who portrayed Pocahontas in 2005's "The New World" and has a reoccurring role on the TV show "Yellowstone," has been charged with two felony counts of workers' compensation fraud, according to the California Department of Insurance.

She is alleged to have fraudulently collected $96,838 in disability benefits between October 2019 and September 2021, the insurance department reports.

An investigation by the insurance department found Kilcher was working on the television show "Yellowstone" during a time she told doctors that neck and shoulder injuries prevented her from working.

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Steve Hallo

Steve Hallo

Steve Hallo is managing editor of PropertyCasualty360.com. He can be reached at [email protected]

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