Michael Petronella Convicted In $38 Million Tax Scam @pysiheditor

Uploaded March 2010 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago

SANTA ANA - A roofing contractor was convicted today of committing premium insurance fraud with his wife, in one of the largest known Workers' Compensation Insurance fraud case in California's history. Michael Vincent Petronella, also known as Michael Constantine, 51, was found guilty by a jury of 33 felony counts of insurance fraud and the sentencing enhancement for aggravated white collar crime over $500,000 was found true. The defendant now faces a sentence ranging from probation up to 48 years and eight months in state prison at his sentencing on April 23, 2010, at 9:00 a.m. in Department C-42, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana. Restitution will be determined at a later date.

Petronella's wife Devon Lynn Kile, 44, both of Laguna Hills, is also charged in this case. Kile is in-custody on $250,000 bail and is scheduled for a pre-trial mental health competency hearing Feb. 18, 2010, at 9:00 a.m. in Department C-58, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana.

Michael Petronella Convicted In $38 Million Tax Scam

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