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<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c674427cddb117afff8fff4d9683e122" style="color:#261919;font-size:14px"><strong>Westminster</strong> <strong>Police Department in <strong>Orange County, California, is suing officer <strong>Nicole Brown, who allegedly partied and took Disney trips while collecting disability checks, for the $600,000</strong> </strong></strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-35837e894ae86256b09b7c4c2f9f65c8" style="color:#261919;font-size:14px"><strong>Brown, 39, was charged with 15 felonies in May after authorities found she was faking a disability for an extensive leave from the WPD</strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ab6e3f027cd82f58441bf68fd4839452" style="color:#261919;font-size:14px"><strong>Brown who hurt her forehead while handcuffing a suspect i<strong>n March 2022</strong>, called off sick for days, claiming she was diagnosed with severe concussion syndrome &#8211; <strong><strong><strong>headaches, dizziness, light and noise sensitivity, and cognitive is</strong></strong></strong>sues </strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b945a9e4c80d5d37f352bb3078bcf37b" style="color:#261919;font-size:14px"><strong>Prosecutors allege her injury was just a cut and the emergency room cleared her to return to work the same day </strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-43cbb055aa5a273d809335c038b9bc76" style="color:#261919;font-size:14px"><strong>Instead,<strong> she fraudulently collected benefits and made baseless insurance benefit claims, <strong><strong>with the help of her step-father, workers&#8217; compensation attorney Peter Gregory Schuman</strong></strong></strong></strong> </p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ccc73b92606d78ea377495b4f4214b21" style="color:#261919;font-size:14px"><strong>While out on disability, she made trips Disneyland, was spotted at a rowdy music festival, ran two 5K marathons, played golf, attended three soccer conferences and baseball games</strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c5f8365b60f16c88d69d3967205d0ff0" style="color:#261919;font-size:14px"><strong>City of Westminster Wednesday announced they&#8217;re fighting back, seeking &#8216;repayment of all disability and medical payments, benefits, and other funds unlawfully obtained by Brown&#8217;</strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a98838507aad705858602c929abb4589" style="color:#261919;font-size:14px"><strong>Her disability benefits included her full salary, which was tax-free, and all of her medical expenses and if convicted all charges, she faces up to 22 years in prison</strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-807a3e7325ccc7ec9eda0cd604bb6211" style="color:#261919;font-size:14px"><strong> She could also lose pension credits she accrued after the date the felony was committed if she’s convicted </strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4ae6f1bc69aa5a769063a7d43ed8e0f0" style="color:#261919;font-size:14px"><strong> Brown&#8217;s stepdad <strong><strong>Peter</strong></strong> Schuman is charged with one count making a fraudulent insurance benefit claim and one count assisting, abetting, conspiring with and soliciting a person in unlawful act</strong></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Nicole-Brown-spotted-at-music-festival-3.png" alt="" class="wp-image-481826" style="width:840px;height:auto"/></figure>



<p class="has-small-font-size"><strong>Former southern California cop Nicole Brown&#8217;s cover story started falling apart when she was spotted drinking and dancing at the Stagecoach Music Festival in April 2023 &#8211; Same period she collected $600,000 in disability checks </strong></p>



<p>An ex-cop who allegedly partied and took Disney trips while collecting hefty disability checks is being sued for the $600,000 she ripped off from the city. <br>Former Southern California cop Nicole Brown, 39, of Riverside, California, was charged with 15 felonies in May after authorities found she was faking a disability for an extensive leave from the Westminster Police Department, according to the Orange County District Attorney&#8217;s Office.<br>On top of the charges, Westminster officials announced they are fighting back against Brown on Wednesday.<br>They said they are seeking &#8216;repayment of all disability and medical payments, benefits, and other funds unlawfully obtained by Brown.&#8217; <br>&#8216;This former police officer has betrayed the public trust,&#8217; Mayor Chi Charlie Nguyen said in a statement.<br>&#8216;We owe it to our residents and to the honest, hard-working officers in our police department to seek to recover these funds.&#8217;<br>&#8216;Our residents count on us to protect their taxpayer dollars and ensure that employees who are actually injured receive the support they need to recover. Fraud will not be tolerated in Westminster,&#8217; Mayor Nguyen said. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Nicole-Brown-4.png" alt="" class="wp-image-481825" style="width:840px;height:auto"/></figure>



<p class="has-small-font-size"><strong>Officer Nicole Brown [photo], 39, was charged with 15 felonies in May after authorities found she was faking a disability for an extensive leave from the Westminster Police Dept.</strong></p>



<p>In March 2022, officer Brown hurt her forehead while handcuffing a suspect. She called off sick for days and claimed she was diagnosed with severe concussion syndrome from the incident, meaning that she was suffering from headaches, dizziness, light and noise sensitivity, and cognitive issues. <br>Prosecutors allege they have verified that the only injury she sustained was a cut. <br>Treated and the emergency room cleared her to return to work the same day, instead they said, officer Brown fraudulently collected benefits and made baseless insurance benefit claims, with the help of her step-father Peter Gregory Schuman, a workers&#8217; compensation attorney, <br>Her disability benefits included her full salary, which was tax-free, and all of her medical expenses, according to the DA&#8217;s office.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Nicole-Brown-at-Disneyland-1.png" alt="" class="wp-image-481810" style="width:815px;height:auto"/></figure>



<p class="has-small-font-size"><strong>An investigation revealed Brown took trips to Disneyland [photo]., while she was on disability leave </strong></p>



<p>Brown&#8217;s cover story started unfolding when she was spotted drinking and dancing at the Stagecoach Music Festival in April 2023. <br>More than 750,000 people attended the rowdy event at the Empire Polo Club in Indio. <br>With music blaring and temperatures exceeding 100 degrees, it was likely one of the last places someone with a concussion would find themselves. <br>The police department heard about Brown&#8217;s eventful weekend and she was called to an interactive Zoom meeting to assess her abilities three days later.<br>&#8216;During the meeting Brown claimed she was unable to look at the screen,&#8217; the DA&#8217;s office wrote.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Chi-Charlie-Nguyen-1.png" alt="" class="wp-image-481812" style="width:838px;height:auto"/></figure>



<p class="has-small-font-size"><strong>Westminster Mayor Chi Charlie Nguyen [photo], announced that the city is filing a lawsuit to demand justice for its residents &#8211; seeking &#8216;repayment of all disability and medical payments, benefits, and other funds unlawfully obtained by Brown&#8217;</strong></p>



<p>Her stepfather and alleged co-conspirator Peter Schuman, was also at the meeting to advocate for his step-daughter. <br>He said &#8216;she was unable to do paperwork, and was uncertain that she could do phone calls due to her inability to process words or thoughts.&#8217; Afterwards, Brown was admitted to an in-patient clinic for people with traumatic brain injuries. <br>Her festival appearance was then referred to the DA office and an investigation was launched &#8211; allegedly uncovering that Brown&#8217;s entire leave was actually an extended vacation.<br>Prosecutors said since she left her job, she had ran in two 5K races and went snowboarding in Big Bear and Mammoth.<br>She also allegedly attended three soccer conferences and baseball games. Instead of resting her head, she played golf and went gone to Disneyland.<br>Brown had even enrolled in online college courses at a local college.<br>If convicted of all charges, she faces up to 22 years in prison. She could also lose pension credits she accrued after the date the felony was committed if she’s convicted.<br>Peter Schuman has been charged with two felonies for allegedly aiding his stepdaughters benefits fraud scheme. <br>He is charged with one count of count of making a fraudulent insurance benefit claim and one count of assisting, abetting, conspiring with and soliciting a person in unlawful act.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Warning-added-to-legal-profile-of-Attorney-Peter-Gregory-Schuman-1.png" alt="" class="wp-image-481813"/></figure>



<p class="has-small-font-size"><strong>While Peter Schuman&#8217;s license to law practice is still active, an advisory has been added to his legal profile after charges were filed </strong></p>



<p>His license to practice law is still active, according to the State Bar of California.<br>But the legal association has added a warning to his profile: &#8216;This attorney has been charged with a felony.&#8217; <br>Brown was charged with nine counts of making a fraudulent statement to obtain compensation, six counts of making a fraudulent insurance benefit claim, and one enhancement of committing an aggravated while collar crime over $100,000.<br>She faces up to 22 years in prison if she is convicted of all the felony charges.<br></p>

Long term disability claim by California cop leads to fraud charges of $600,000 after she’s spotted at music festival, golfing, snow boarding and visiting Disney
