California Nutrition Assistant Arraigned for Workers’ Comp Fraud March 8, 2021 Kia Lor, 54, of Merced, Calif., was arraigned on four counts of insurance fraud after an investigation by the California Department of Insurance found that she allegedly lied about the extent of prior injuries in an attempt to receive nearly $7,000 in workers’ compensation payments. On Oct. 5, 2018, Lor, a former nutrition assistant at the Merced Community Action Agency, reportedly injured her lower back while lifting a cooler at a company picnic. During the course of treatment, Lor reportedly denied any prior injuries to her lower back when completing paperwork and while talking with the workers’ comp insurance carrier and the qualified medical examiner.