Three sentenced for 'man in bear suit' insurance scam
Video went viral after investigators determined the purported ursine was actually a man in a bear costume.
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One of three individuals sentenced for insurance fraud related to a bear costume scam.
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One of three individuals sentenced for insurance fraud related to a bear costume scam.
One of three individuals sentenced for insurance fraud related to a bear costume scam.
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Video went viral after investigators determined the purported ursine was actually a man in a bear costume.
A video went viral after investigators determined the purported ursine was actually a man in a bear costume, leading to the sentencing of three individuals involved in the scam.
Three individuals were sentenced to 180 days in jail for using a bear suit to perpetrate insurance fraud in California, involving damage to luxury cars.
Three individuals were sentenced to 180 days in jail for staging bear attacks on luxury cars in California to file fraudulent insurance claims totaling $142,000.
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