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Editor’s note: an earlier version of this article, based on a news release from the California Department of Insurance, listed Audra Birndorf as among those charged. However, Ms. Birndorf

had been the victim of identity theft, and charges against her were ultimately dismissed.

Four San Diego County residents were charged with felony counts of insurance fraud for allegedly receiving ill-gotten benefits through dozens of fraudulently submitted insurance documents,

it was announced Wednesday.

According to the California Department of Insurance, 63 fraudulent claims documents were submitted for benefits for the long-term disability policy of the mother of defendants Tyler Andrew

Liebowitz, 45, of San Diego, and Dean Craig Liebowitz, 52, of Del Mar. The documents allegedly listed the defendants as the mother’s caregivers.

However, the Department of Insurance says the defendants attempted to receive payments for times when no caregiver was present. The defendants also allegedly made false statements about the

amount of money paid to caregivers and the number of hours worked.

Outside of the Liebowitz brothers, charges were also filed against Ashlin Nerisa Prol, 37, of San Diego and Ali Jamal Ibrahim, 21, of San Diego.

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