. >> reporter: there she is, miss toyota long prix wanna-be shawna palmer. >> she wasn't just standingng graceful. >> reporter: but? >> but at the same time, she was illegally collecting worker's' comp claims that totaled over $24,000. >> reporter: palmer, 22 of riverside, california, had been working at a supermarket before claiming she hurt her little toe so bad she couldn't walk or wear shoes. >> a legitimately injured toe, you know, there may be some complications from that. >> reporter: but palmer was apparently entering fashion show, squeezing that apparently injured toe into shes and on the strength of this evidence, she was arrested and thrown in jail. >> people would laugh and roll their eyes but this is serious. workers' compensation fraud is a multibillion dollar drain on the economy. >> reporter: remember kathy cashwell spinning the we will with verve on "the price is right" while also claiming workers' comp for a shoulder injury? she's on three years probation and had to pay back $30,000. shawna now faces similar censure. >> she certainly possessed a certain amount of beau

was an award for being a shameless con artist, california insurance officials say 22-year-old shawna palmerld take the crown, because while she was strutting the stage wearing high heels, investigators say she was taking in worker's comp, saying she couldn't wear a shoe for any length of time after fracturing a toe in march. >> she was illegally collecting worker's comp claims and benefits for a period of several months that totalled $24,000 for an injury she said occurred at work. >> reporter: to claim the comp benefits she claimed the foot injury kept her from working at this store, a claim they believed until pictures showed up in social media and she was arrested. >> this young lady certainly possessed a certain amount of beauty, obviously she had a certain amount of bravado to pull off this scam. but when it came to the brains department i think she is a little lacking. >> man described as her father said this when confronted with the allegations in los angeles. >> all we'll say is it is absolute crap. >> reporter: investigators describe the case of just a slice of a multi-billion doll

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. >> reporter: the 2014 miss toyota long beach beauty contest may have been looking at shawna palmer estivate, but insurance investigators were looking at something else. the 22-year-old's feet. her high heels. >> she certainly possessed beauty and bravado, but not too much brains. >> deputy commissioner byron tucker accuses palmer of insurance fraud saying she collected workers compensation benefits for a foot injury while working here as a clerk. >> she lied to her employers, her doctors, a lot of people and she eventually got arrested and busted. >> reporter: according to tucker, palmer told doctors she couldn't work, wear shoes or put weight on her work. when an insurance fraud investigator found these videos of social media of palmer participating in two beauty contests while collecting workers comp benefits, she was arrested. >> okay, we will just leave our number out here for you, do you want to comment on your daughter's arrest? >> get off my porch before i call the police. >> reporter: palmer's family wasn't talking but the next door neighbor was. and says her son once worke

shawna palmer, breaking her toe in a riverside supermarket.e told her doctor it was too painful to stand or wear shoes for long periods of time but youtube videos of a contest show palmer walking around in heels. authorities say she took part in two pageants while collecting money from the state. officials say, sounds ridiculous, cases like these add up. >> i can feel people want to make light of. workers' compensation fraud is a multibillion dollar drain on the state's economy. >> if convicted, palm could face up to a year in jail and have to pay back around $24,000. >> a lot of worker's comp. >>> bracing for back-to-school. desks won't be empty for long. what to expect in a crowded commute. >>> real-life lesson for bay area schools. how districts are dealing with influx of migrant children. >>> live look at downtown san jose. when we get back, 15 minutes of nonstop news ahead. ♪ >>> this morning we are learning more about robin williams' final hours. overnight the lights dimmed at famed chinese theater in hoord. williams put his hands and fe

reporter: the 2014 miss toyota long beach beauty contest may have been looking at contestants shawna palmer's strut on the stage in a black bikini top but insurance fraud investigators were looking at something different. the 22-year-old's feet. more importantly, her high heels. >> she certainly possessed beauty and bravado but no brains. >> reporter: deputy insurance commissioner byron tucker accuses palmer of insurance fraud. tucker says in march, palmer collected workers' compensation benefits for a foot injury while working here as a clerk at this stater brothers in riverside. >> she lied to employers, she lied to her doctors and a lot of people and was eventually arrested. >> reporter: according to tucker palmer said she couldn't work, move, put weight on her foot. it was the unusual delay back to work that made investigators check her claim. when insurance fraud investigators found these videos on social media who they suspect is palmer participating in two beauty contests while collecting workers' comp. benefits, palmer was arrested. >> get off my porch before i call the police. >> we'

investigators say shawna palmer lied about a foot injury that supposedly kept her from working as groceryre clerk. she started receiving worker's comp benefits in march, but competed in two pageants in april. the california department of insurance cracked the case using videos of her posted to social media sites. if palmer is found guilty she could face up to one year in jail and nearly 25-thousand dollars in fines. she's now jobless.after the grocery store fired her. five football players from cal poly san luis obispo have been arrested in connection to an armed robbery at a fraternity. so far there have been no charges filed against the players and all have posted bail.but the arrests are leading to changes for the athletic department. those changes include harsher drug testing policies. all five of the football players who were arrested have been suspended from the university. members of the bay area comedy scene will come together next month to celebrate the life of actor and comedian robin williams. kerri: kerri the sparkle fairy here. mom: well, i use bount.. kerri:oo! use sparkle®.

if there was an award for being a shameless con artist, california insurance officials say, shawna lynn palmercrown. because while she was strutting the stage and wearing high heels, investigators say she was also collecting workers comp benefits claiming she couldn't place any weight on her foot, could not move it in any direction or wear a shoe for any length of time. after fracturing a toe at work in march. investigators described the case as just a slice of a multibillion dollar drag on the economy. to get an inside look, we recently took a float plane to washington state's remote san juan island along with an agent of the cooperative disability investigations program. a sort of csi unit for sniffing out social security disability fraud. armed with hidden cameras and posing as cell phone company workers, agents found their targets on one recent caseworking in a coffee shop. ramona hayes and cory eglash owners of the shamelessly named criminal coffee complete with a slogan, the place to come when you are on the run. both had claimed they couldn't work or in some cases even stand up very lon

found these videos on social media of who they suspected is shawna participating in two beauty contests while collecting workers' comp., palmerarrested. >> get off my porch before i call police. >> reporter: the family wasn't talking but the next-door neighbor tamara purdue was and said her son once worked with palmer at another business and the arrest doesn't surprise her. >> basically, she would call in sick a lot to work. but she would be having pool parties or, you know, things like that. >> that was crystal cruz reporting. she is still probably waiting for that phone call from the girl's parents. shawna faces fines and possible jail time. >> she also is out of a job. the grocery store by the way fired her. >> maybe didn't win the contest, either? >> she had a bad week. [ laughter ] >>> 4:56. a man is in police custody accused of inappropriate behavior on a plane. coming up the details on what happened on board a flight to san francisco that has a lot of people pretty creeped out. >> this morning, the tributes to robin williams continue. we are live outside the tiburon home where he died coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, goo

shawna palmer received workers comp benefits in march, but managed to compete in two pageants in april. state officials cracked the case of her video posted to social media sights sites. she could be find $25,000 and spend one year in jail. >> "good morning america" is next. >> reporter: 64 degrees, in some areas ten degrees cooler. allentown, 11 degrees, 10 degrees cooler in atlantic city, what does the afternoon hold for you? details next. >> no need to wonder what the headlines are while you're on the go. take 6abc.com with you. the new smart design fits any device you have, whether it's your tablet or smart phone, no matter how have you seen tom corbett's ads attacking me... get real. it's tom corbett who's been sticking it to the middle class on taxes. corbett cut a billion dollars from education... ...now almost 80% of school districts plan to raise property taxes. meanwhile, we're the only state that doesn't charge oil and gas companies an extraction tax. but corbett raised your gas taxes through the roof. i'm tom wolf, i'll be a governor who stands up for the middle class for a