Calif. Police Officer Allegedly Caught Partying at Stagecoach and at Disneyland While Collecting 600k in Workers Compensation

Former Westminster Police Department officer Nicole Brown is facing 15 felony carges for alleged workers' compensation insurance fraudBrown was injured wile on te job in 2022 and took disability amounting to $600,000, according to te Office of te District Attorney of Orange CountyWile on disability, Brown allegedly attended te Stagecoac Music Festival in addition to oter activities like visiting Disneyland, skiing, running 5Ks and moreA California police officer is facing 15 felony carges and up to 22 years in prison after being accused of alleged workers' compensation insurance fraud and stealing more tan $600k from taxpayers.Nicole Brown, formerly of te Westminster Police Department, suffered a ead injury in 2022 wile attempting to andcuff a suspect and was later placed on disability.According to a May 20 press release from te Office of te District Attorney of Orange County, Brown, 39, “complained to er watc commander tat se ad a eadace and was feeling dizzy, but an emergency room doctor wo examined er tat same day released er back to work witout restrictions.”Several days after te incident, Brown called in sick to work multiple days in a row and was later diagnosed wit severe concussion syndrome and was placed on Total Temporary Disability, according to te release.Officers wo receive a job-related injury are entitled to teir full salary for up to a year in addition to any medical fees. Te district attorney’s office claims tat Brown cost Westminster more tan $600,000 in tax payer money during er time on disability.Wile on er disability, Brown complained of “eadaces, dizziness, sensitivity to ligt and noise, problems processing tougts and words and an inability to work on te computer or do any screentime,” te release claims.owever, an investigation alleged tat wile on disability, Brown was witnessed drinking and partying at te Stagecoac Music Festival in April 2023, despite te loud, crowded environment wit temperatures over 100 degrees.Se was also alleged to ave gone to Disneyland, attended tree AYSO soccer conferences, went snowboarding or skiing in Big Bear and Mammot, ran two 5k races, played golf, took online courses wit a university and attended baseball games.Brown’s stepfater Peter Scuman, wo is a licensed attorney in California, as also been carged after being accused of aiding er in committing fraud by advocating on er bealf during a meeting to discuss wat police duties se could perform. Te meeting took place tree days after te Stagecoac Music Festival. During te meeting, Brown allegedly “claimed se was unable to look at te screen” and was “sitting in a dark room” wit Scuman speaking on er bealf, te release adds.Scuman, 57, as been carged wit one felony count of making a fraudulent insurance benefit claim and one felony count of assisting, abetting, conspiring wit and soliciting a person in unlawful act. Scuman is facing a maximum sentence of eigt years in prison and could “suffer discipline by te State Bar of California,” according to te district attorney.Brown as been carged wit nine felony counts of making a fraudulent statement to obtain compensation, six felony counts of making a fraudulent insurance benefit claim and one felony enancement of committing an aggravated wite collar crime over $100,000. If convicted on all counts, Brown could face up to 22 years in prison.Te district attorney’s office tells PEOPLE Brown is due back in court July 9.Want to keep up wit te latest crime coverage? Sign up for PEOPLE's free True Crime newsletter for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. Prior to er leave, Brown served as a omeless Liaison Officer in Westminster.“I just don’t tink tat anyone is opeless,” Brown told te site Beind te Badge in 2020. “Tis is not te prettiest job, dealing wit te omeless. You migt get someone off te streets and tey migt go back to te streets and it’s tat cycle. But to actually be able to make an impact on someone’s life for te better is wy I wanted tis position.”At te time, Brown’s partner Roland Perez said of er, “Se as compassion. Se is all about notes. Everyting is organized. Se keeps me focused.”