California Department of Insurance, Bear Claw

4 Arrested in Insurance Scheme Allegedly Used Bear Costume in Staged Attack
Officials in California announced this week that four individuals were arrested in an insurance scheme that allegedly included one person wearing a bear costume in a staged attack. California is no stranger to bears breaking into vehicles, but when footage surfaced of bears slipping into luxury cars, it alerted insurers that something was amiss.
Person in bear costume attacks luxury cars in insurance scam, California insurers say
Four people are under arrest for allegedly using a bear costume to damage their luxury vehicles and filing false insurance claims, authorities said.
‘Bear Attack’ Exposed as Insurance Fraudster in Animal Costume: Officials
Police arrested four people in Los Angeles for an insurance fraud scheme after they said that a bear had damaged their cars—in actuality, the “bear” was just a person dressed in a bear costume. The suspects told the California Department of Insurance that a bear had entered their Rolls Royce and destroyed its interior,
4 arrested in California car insurance scam: 'Clearly a human in a bear suit'
The suspects provided video footage to the insurance company, which showed "the alleged bear" in the vehicle, a news release says.
'Bear' in California car attack was actually a person in disguise, insurance officials say
There is a rather unusual twist in the story of a bear that attacked vehicles in California. Authorities now say the 'bear' is actually something else.
4 arrested over fake bear attack videos for insurance payouts
Four Los Angeles residents have been arrested after faking a bear attack for insurance payouts. They claimed a bear had damaged their vehicles, but it was actually a person in a bear costume.
Four California residents arrested after faking a bear attack for insurance payout
The California Department of Insurance said the four men claimed a bear entered their 2010 Rolls Royce Ghost and damaged the interior while at Lake Arrowhead on Jan. 28. They provided surveillance footage to their insurance company as proof. But the video proved their story false.
Four arrested for using bear costume to fake car attack in insurance scam
Four men are under arrest in California after donning a bear costume to feign damage to high-end cars in an insurance scam.
‘Bear’ damaging cars in Lake Arrowhead was actually person in a suit and insurance fraud, officials say
Dubbed “Operation Bear Claw,” the California Department of Insurance began an investigation after an insurance company suspected fraud when the suspects, residents of Glendale and Valley Village, in January reported a bear had gotten into their Rolls-Royce Ghost in Lake Arrowhead.
Man dresses as bear and trashes Rolls-Royce in ‘insurance scam’
A suspected fraudster dressed up in a bear costume before damaging cars in an insurance scam in the United States.
A bear thrashing a Rolls Royce was actually person in bear costume, and insurance fraud, investigators say
Four people near Los Angeles were arrested for insurance fraud. Investigators allege that they staged a fake bear attack on three different cars, but security camera footage of the incidents show
Human in Bear Suit Was Used to Defraud Insurance Companies, Officials Say
Footage of a bear rifling through luxury cars was submitted to insurance companies, which paid out $140,000. But something seemed off.
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