VENTURA, CA - District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Cody Silvestri (DOB 2/16/1982) of Ojai was sentenced to serve 180 days in the Ventura County jail. On May 1, 2015, Silvestri pleaded guilty to one count of Penal Code section 550(b)(3), felony workers’ compensation insurance fraud. This case was the result of an investigation by the District Attorney’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Fraud Unit.

Silvestri was employed at TACT Construction in Ojai and sustained an on-the-job injury. He had surgery and, while off work, was paid Temporary Total Disability (TTD) by TACT’s insurance carrier, State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF). When Silvestri returned to work, he failed to notify SCIF and continued to collect TTD benefits. He received $22,969 in TTD benefits after he returned to work.

In addition to the jail term, Silvestri was placed on five years formal probation. A restitution hearing is set for August 4, 2015, at 1:30 p.m., in courtroom 14.