Amin

The trial court ordered appellant, Belquis Amin, to pay restitution to an insurance carrier which she had defrauded. She now appeals claiming the court abused its discretion when it ordered her to pay restitution. We disagree and will affirm.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

Appellant was a waitress at the Hilton Hotel located in Pleasanton. On March 21, 1994, while working at the hotel, appellant slipped on a lemon peel and fell. Appellant then submitted a workers’ compensation claim for the injuries she sustained. Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company was the insurance carrier for the hotel.

Appellant was injured in the accident, although the extent of her injuries is unclear. The agreed medical examiner, Dr. Ravi Nayak, examined appellant in September 1995 and concluded she was making complaints that were far in excess of what he would expect given the injuries she had sustained. He suspected “symptom magnification.” Dr. Hank Sigal, a psychiatrist who evaluated appellant the following year, agreed. He said that “[vjarious aspects of the history and record review suggest that deliberate symptom exaggeration is a factor here .... At present, I cannot identify…