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Trio Sentenced for Insurance Fraud Scam Involving Bear Costume
- Three Southern California residents were sentenced to six months in jail to be served through a weekend program for orchestrating an insurance fraud scheme involving a bear costume.
- Ruben Tamrazian, Vahe Muradkhanyan, and Alfiya Zuckerman staged fake bear attacks on a 2010 Rolls-Royce Ghost and two Mercedes-Benzes in Lake Arrowhead, California, to submit fraudulent insurance claims.
- Investigators became suspicious and called a biologist from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, who determined the "bear" in security footage was actually a human wearing a costume.
- The scheme netted around $142,000 from insurance companies, prompting court orders for Zuckerman to pay around $55,000 and Tamrazian around $52,000 in restitution.
- While the fourth defendant, Ararat Chirkinian, awaits a September preliminary hearing, Insurance Department Commissioner Ricardo Lara said insurance fraud "is a serious crime" that harms consumers.
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LA residents convicted of insurance fraud, and it somehow involves a bear costume
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Fraudsters Staged Fake Bear Attacks on Luxury Cars Wearing a Costume. They Bilked Insurers Out of $141K — Until a Wildlife Expert Watched the Videos.
Three brazen California residents dressed someone in a bear suit to scratch up cars with meat claws, then collected insurance payouts.
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