In 1989, the Ventura County District Attorney's Office became the first office in California to successfully introduce D.N.A. "genetic fingerprinting" evidence in a criminal case.



Workers' compensation fraud cases are usually referred to the District Attorney's Office by employers who suspect fraudulent claims by their employees, and from insurance companies who suspect fraud and report it to the Department of Insurance for investigation. Other cases are initiated from undercover investigations into workers' compensation fraud mills involving attorneys and doctors, and fraudulent auto accident claims filed with insurance companies.