Santa Ana officer charged with worker’s compensation fraud

A Santa Ana police officer is facing charges for worker’s compensation insurance fraud after the Orange County District Attorney’s Office accused him of continuing to accept his full pay without working despite being physically able to return to his job.
Jonathon Ridge, 29, is facing four felony counts, including for making fraudulent insurance benefit claims and a fraudulent statement to obtain compensation, court records show.
Ridge is on administrative leave, according to the Sant