Officials arrested four people in California this week after state investigators said they committed insurance fraud by claiming a animal damaged their vehicles, when in reality it was someone wearing a bear costume.The story provided a few moments of levity for Red State contributor Ward Clark. "Attempted Insurance Scam Bearly Believable."
Los Angeles-area residents Ruben Tamrazian, 26, Ararat Chirkinian, 39, Vahe Muradkhanyan, 32, and Alfiya Zuckerman, 39, are each charged with insurance fraud and conspiracy in connection to the reported scam, the state Department of Insurance announced.
The state agency's investigation began after an insurance company suspected fraud earlier this year, according to a news release.
It's no surprise that the fuzz caught up with them, and ended up being the bearer of bad news. Well, bad for them - good for the insurance company. I'm sure there is a claws in the insurance contract that permits them to deny payment when obvious fraud is involved. And honestly, you don't have to be a biologist to spot this as an obvious fake. A person in a bear suit looks and moves nothing like an actual bear. This attempt at a fast and furry-ous scam was doomed to fail from the moment they pawsed to put on the fake bear claws.The story came to my attention Thursday morning during a WLS drive-time clip (that elective drive time in order to secure a Starbucks Festive Season cup) that the reporters decided to wrap up with a song Chicagoans have come to realize is true.
Imagine if they had gotten away with it - imagine how many people would have tried to duplicate the scam. It would be panda-monium!
It's Packer weekend, no less.
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