3 people in US who used bear suit to defraud car insurers sentenced to jail
They collected more than $180,000 in insurance payouts.
3 people in US who used bear suit to defraud car insurers sentenced to jail
They collected more than $180,000 in insurance payouts. Grouped from 3 articles across 3 sources.
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Three people sentenced to jail for bear-suit insurance scam in California
State investigated claims of bear attacks on cars, unconvincingly backed up by video of person in bear suit When it comes to the California department of insurance, don’t poke the bear. That is the lesson three individuals in Los Angeles learned recently when they were sentenced to jail time for an insurance fraud scheme in which they staged attacks on high-end vehicles by having a person dress up in a bear costume – then pretending that person was an actual bear. Continue reading...
Three sentenced for 'man in bear suit' insurance scam
Video went viral after investigators determined the purported ursine was actually a man in a costume.
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