People v. Lee CA1/2

BACKGROUND

Because the issues raised on appeal concern the probation term and the imposition of restitution and various fees, we need only provide a brief factual summary. On February 10, 2015, a San Pablo police officer responded to the scene of a reported burglary, where Lee told him she had returned home to find all of her and her husband’s property missing. Lee’s husband subsequently filed a theft claim under the couple’s renter’s insurance policy with Homesite Insurance (Homesite). The California Department of Insurance, which opened its own investigation into the theft claim, later found that the reportedly stolen items were in fact not missing, but either were in the possession of the Lees or stored by a friend on their behalf. On October 31, 2018, the district attorney filed the operative, first amended information charging Lee with two counts of insurance fraud, one by presenting a false claim (§ 550, subd. (a)(1)) (count one), and the other by presenting a false statement (§ 550, subd. (b)(1)) (count six). Lee’s husband was charged with nine counts of insurance fraud. On December 10, 2018, a jury found both Lee and her husband guilty as charged. On October 21, 2019, the…