US Edition3 Arrested for Fake Bear Attacks on Luxury Vehicles in California Insurance Fraud Case
- 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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Bear costume insurance scammers get 180 days in the den
Glendale residents Ruben Tamrazian, Ararat Chirkinian and Vahe Muradkhanyan, and Alfiya Zuckerman of Valley Village, had a brilliant plan to commit insurance fraud: perhaps the best of all time. They faked a bear attack on a 2010 Rolls-Royce Ghost–and two other fancy motors–by dressing up in a bear costume and mauling the vehicles' interiors. — Read the rest The post Bear costume insurance scammers get 180 days in the den appeared first on Boing…
Three of the four suspects arrested were sentenced to six months in prison. An investigation called "Operation Griffe d'ours" had begun in January 2024 after suspicions of false claims.
We've already reported on a bizarre scam by a California foursome, where three men and a woman tried to defraud their insurance company after a bear broke into their luxury cars and damaged the interior. Surveillance camera footage shows a bear rampaging inside the car, but it turns out the bear wasn't real, but one of the crooks disguised as a bear. The fraudsters are now facing their final court date.
Fake bear attack on Rolls-Royce sends 3 people to jail in insurance scam
A bizarre bear attack caught on video made waves online, but the real story had people doing a double-take. According to the Guardian, three people in Los Angeles, California, were sentenced to serve time in jail after staging a fake animal attack on a luxury car back in 2024 and attempting to cash in on an insurance claim. The footage appears to show a bear breaking into and rummaging around a Rolls-Royce Ghost parked near Lake Arrowhead. Howev…
LA residents convicted of insurance fraud, and it somehow involves a bear costume
Watch Louder with Crowder every weekday at 11:00 AM Eastern, only on Rumble Premium!It is not rare to witness a bear roaming around the hills of Los Angeles. And there have likely been some legitimate insurance claims involving these furry creatures in recent years. In fact, Sierra Madre has recorded 41 instances of bears entering residences last year. This may or may not be why three Los Angeles residents felt as if they could get away with “Op…
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