Bear costume used in elaborate car insurance fraud scheme
Suspects claimed on Jan. 28, 2024, that a bear entered their 2010 Rolls-Royce Ghost and caused interior damage, according to the Department of Insurance. They provided video footage of the incident, stating that it had occurred during their visit to Lake Arrowhead.
‘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.
Footage of a bear rifling through luxury cars was submitted to insurance companies, which paid out $140,000. But something seemed off.
Four men in California are being charged with insurance fraud and conspiracy after police bust the group for staging a bear ...
Rolls-Royce Ghost, Mercedes-AMG G63 and another Mercedes-Benz was caused by a man in a bear costume, not a bear.
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