People v. Gholipour CA4/1

INTRODUCTION

A jury convicted Golnaz Gholipour of three counts of making false or fraudulent

statements regarding her physical and emotional condition in a deposition and to an

evaluating physician for the purpose of obtaining workers' compensation benefits (Ins.

Code, § 1871.4, subd. (a)(1); counts 1-3, 13) and seven counts of perjury in a deposition

(Pen. Code,1 § 118, subd. (a), counts 4-10, 12).2 The court sentenced Gholipour to a

total of six years based upon a term of five years for count 1 and a consecutive one-year

term for count 13. The court split the sentence with three years to be served in local

custody and three years to be served under mandatory supervision. The court imposed but

stayed punishment pursuant to section 654 for counts 2 and 3 (five years each) and for

counts 4 through 10 and 12 (four years each). In a separate restitution proceeding, the

court made a finding of fact Gholipour's initial claim for workers' compensation in 2007

was false and awarded restitution in the amount of $309,101.05 for all temporary

disability benefits, medical costs, attorney fees and investigative costs paid and incurred

on behalf of her employer…