( May 30, 2023, 2:17 PM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California appellate court on May 26 affirmed a decision converting criminal restitution orders to civil judgments after homeowners pleaded guilty to insurance fraud in overstating their fire-related losses to include an original Vincent van Gogh “The Starry Night” painting, finding that the trial court correctly determined that it had statutory authority to convert restitution orders to civil money judgments....