A federal investigation and subsequent charges marked an abrupt fall for Israel Claustro, an experienced trial attorney in ...

SANTA ANA – Orange County Superior Court Judge Israel Claustro was charged in federal court Wednesday with workers’ compensation fraud and has agreed to plead guilty. Claustro, 50, signed his plea ...

OC Superior Court Judge Israel Claustro helped defraud a worker’s compensation program, according to a signed plea agreement released by federal prosecutors on Wednesday.

Israel Claustro, who has resigned from his judicial position, will return to court later Monday for an expected guilty plea.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – A Youngstown firefighter was suspended this week in connection with a workers’ compensation fraud case in Franklin County. The case was filed in Franklin County because the ...

What’s in the plea deal? The deal requires Claustro to resign as a judge and plead guilty to one count of mail fraud. He could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison, but the U.S. Attorney’s Office ...

An Orange County judge pleaded guilty on Monday to one count of mail fraud for his role in a scheme to defraud California’s ...