4 people in Los Angeles were jailed on Wednesday and charged with insurance coverage scams after declaring that a bear had actually harmed their automobiles, when the bear in concern was really simply an individual worn a bear outfit.
The California department of insurance coverage stated that the suspects sued in January of this year, mentioning that a bear entered their 2010 Rolls-Royce Ghost while it was parked at Lake Arrowhead in the San Bernardino mountains and triggered interior damage to the lorry.
The suspects sent a video to the insurer, which revealed the declared “bear” inside the car.
Upon additional analysis of the video, “the examination figured out the bear was in fact an individual in a bear outfit”, the insurance coverage department stated in a declaration.
Investigators likewise stated that they found 2 extra insurance coverage claims sent to 2 more insurance provider, including the exact same people, with similar dates of loss and place, however 2 various cars.
Those claims likewise consisted of videos revealing a “bear” harming the automobiles.
To even more confirm that the figure in the videos was not a genuine bear, the insurance coverage department stated it took the video to biologists with the California department of fish and wildlife to examine. That company likewise concluded that it was plainly a human using a bear match, authorities stated.
Investigators then found the bear outfit in the suspects’ home after carrying out a search warrant.
The 4 suspects were determined as Ruben Tamrazian, 26, Ararat Chirkinian, 39, Vahe Muradkhanyan, 32, and Alfiya Zuckerman, 39. They have actually all been charged with insurance coverage scams and conspiracy.
The insurance provider were defrauded of $141,839, authorities state.
The California insurance coverage department investigators were helped by the Glendale authorities department and the California highway patrol in the examination.
The San Bernardino county district lawyer’s workplace is prosecuting this case.