Men sentenced in Salinas, Calif. auto insurance fraud case

Four men were sentenced to 180 days in jail and ordered to pay restitution to two insurance companies in a Salinas fraud ring, prosecutors said. Meliquiades "Mickey" Garibay, 42, Ricardo "Pee Wee" Robledo, 33, Jorge Torrez, 35, and Sergio San Miguel, 40, were sentenced Tuesday on auto insurance fraud-related charges by Monterey Superior Court Judge Julie Culver. The District Attorney’s Office said they were among five men indicted in September 2011 by a grand jury after an investigation by the state Department of Insurance. The investigation showed that an insurance adjuster inflated repair estimates and improperly issued payment checks.