The California Department of Insurance opened an investigation called Operation Bear Claw after an insurance company reported suspected fraud in a case of automotive damage. The c

Four California men have been arrested in conjunction with an insurance scam after dressing up in a bear costume and damaging several high-end cars. Ruben Tamrazian, 26, Ararat Chirkinian, 39, Vahe Muradkhanyan, 32, and Alfiya Zuckerman, 39, were charged with insurance fraud and conspiracy for ...

Bears breaking into homes or trash cans in search of food have become a problem in California. However, a group of people decided to use this phenomenon to commit insurance fraud

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

Bear attack’ on Rolls-Royce was person in costume attempting insurance scam, say police - Biologist who reviewed the footage for the insurance claims said it was ‘clearly a human in a bear suit’

Four friends in California devised a scheme to commit insurance fraud by using a bear costume to damage luxury cars.

Four people who allegedly dressed as bears and damaged their own luxury cars in a bid to defraud insurance companies were arrested in the US state of California on Wednesday.