Construction company owner charged with insurance fraud after not reporting injury on job site

The owner of a construction company in Eden Prairie has been charged with one count of insurance fraud after not reporting a worker's injury on a j...

April 13, 2023
3:52 AM

The owner of a construction company in Eden Prairie has been charged with one count of insurance fraud after not reporting a worker's injury on a job site, according to a criminal complaint filed in Hennepin County District Court. The maximum sentence for insurance fraud is 10 years in prison, a fine of up to $20,000, or both. According to court documents, Nelson Israel Lopez Giron, 35, committed nearly $20,000 of insurance fraud by misrepresenting his company's payroll to his insurer to reduce the policy premium.

Cory Knudsen KSTP