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SANTA ANA, Calif. -- Exercise and disability checks apparently don't mix.

A woman pleaded guilty to insurance fraud after she was caught on video participating in an aerobics class while receiving disability payments, authorities said Thursday.

Noel DeSota, 55, entered the plea last month and was sentenced to 60 days in jail and 120 hours of community service, according to the state Department of Insurance. She was also ordered to pay $70,000 in restitution and a $200 fine.

DeSota slipped and fell in April 1998, apparently injuring her left hip, knee, back and neck. She was treated by a doctor and put on temporary disability.

State investigators discovered DeSota joined a "Jazzercise" class in January 1999 while continuing to claim she was unable to work because of her injuries. After taping her workout, investigators showed the video to DeSota's doctors, who said she had misrepresented her ability to return to work.