The western front is not at peace. Yellowstone‘s Q’orianka Kilcher.
The 32-year-old, who plays Angela Blue Thunder on the drama, has been charged with two felony counts of workers’ compensation insurance fraud after allegedly collecting disability benefits despite her ability to work, according to a press release issued by the California Department of Insurance on July 11.
Authorities said that Kilcher received $96,838 in benefits from Oct. 14, 2019 through Sept. 9, 2021, after allegedly telling a doctor she hadn’t been able to work since injuring her neck and shoulder while filmingDora and The Lost City of Gold 2018 However, upon reviewing her wage information, investigators found that Kilcher worked on Yellowstone from July 2019 to October 2019.
The press release stated that California law forbids medical professionals from misrepresenting injury to workers’ compensation insurers. Kilcher’s most recent employment history was brought up by her doctor, who stated that they would not have approved her for disability payments if they were aware.