After a two-episode arc on the reality TV show “Bridezillas,” a California woman apparently turned to insurance fraud.

In 2007, Anita Maxwell appeared on the We TV reality show about women who are, according to the network, “willing to do whatever it takes” to have their dream wedding. And on Tuesday, Ms. Maxwell surrendered to the Los Angeles County Superior Court on 14 felony counts associated with insurance fraud, the California Department of Insurance said in a statement.

There's no proof that the two events are related but, on “Bridezillas,” after Ms. Maxwell was left at the altar, she proclaimed that her fiancé had stolen her car, her money, her keys and her cell phone. She also said, “I wouldn't have spent all that money on that wedding if I would have known he wasn't going to show up.” (Ms. Maxwell and her fiancé said during a recap on the show that they ended up getting hitched in Las Vegas the next day.)

An investigation by the California Department of Insurance, which began in 2012, found that “Ms. Maxwell allegedly submitted fraudulent documents and made false claims to receive more than $40,000 in undeserved workers compensation benefits,” according to the department's statement.

Ms. Maxwell received workers comp after saying she injured her neck, back and shoulder while assisting a patient as a clinical partner in 2012, according to the statement. She allegedly denied having prior injuries and submitted false mileage forms for travel to and from medical appointments that resulted in more than $5,000 in undeserved mileage reimbursement.

Ms. Maxwell also received $20,000 from similar workers comp claims prior to 2012, according to the statement. Her doctor said in the statement that, had he known about her prior injuries, he “would have changed the apportionment and disability amounts to reflect the past trauma, lowering her claim to only 25% related to her work injury.”

“Taking advantage of the workers' compensation system is not only illegal, but costly to all Californians who pay for this fraud through higher premiums,” California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said in the statement. “These types of fraudulent claims are an insult to legitimately injured workers.”