Overview
- Christopher Brandon Carnahan of Norwalk was arrested and charged with two felony counts tied to workers’ compensation insurance fraud.
- Prosecutors allege he completed multiple skydives at Skydive Elsinore and worked out at a fitness center while on total temporary disability.
- He reported a left elbow injury on May 22, 2023, which placed him on status that can pay 100% of base salary tax-free for up to a year.
- He is being held on $100,000 bail, with arraignment to be scheduled, and faces up to six years in county jail if convicted.
- The case followed a joint investigation by the LAPD Special Operations Division’s Major Complaint Unit and the DA’s Healthcare Fraud Division; his current LAPD employment status has not been confirmed.