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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Eric Berger

Three people sentenced to jail for bear-suit insurance scam in California

A bear costume on a wood floor.
The bear costume that investigators say was worn to commit insurance fraud. Photograph: California department of insurance via AP

When it comes to the California department of insurance, don’t poke the bear.

That is the lesson three individuals in Los Angeles learned recently when they were sentenced to jail time for an insurance fraud scheme in which they staged attacks on high-end vehicles by having a person dress up in a bear costume – then pretending that person was an actual bear.

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