A criminal complaint has been filed by the Orange County District attorney against a Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) officer for allegedly committing insurance fraud by presenting a false insurance claim and making false material statements related to the claim.

Ryan Patrick Natividad, 30, Corona, is charged with one felony count of insurance fraud and one felony count of making a fraudulent statement. If convicted, Natividad faces a maximum sentence of six years in jail. He was expected to be arraigned last Friday in Department C-55, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana.

On Sept. 23, 2014, Natividad is accused of reporting a work-related injury to his employer CMPD. Natividad is accused of falsely claiming earlier in the day, he had struck his fist against a wall when attempting to prevent an arrestee from stumbling into the wall while escorting the arrestee from the patrol vehicle into jail. Natividad is accused of filing a fraudulent workers’ compensation claim. He was subsequently directed by CMPD to seek immediate medical attention.

The City of Costa Mesa internally investigated Natividad’s workers’ compensation claim and uncovered evidence contradicting Natividad’s account of how and when the injury occurred.

Deputy District Attorney Noor Hasan of the Insurance Fraud Unit is prosecuting this case.