"The California Insurance Department said the three used a person in a bear suit to stage fake attacks inside a Rolls-Royce and two Mercedes in 2024, then submitted fraudulent claims seeking nearly $142,000 in payouts from insurance companies."
"A California Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist reviewed the footage and concluded it was 'clearly a human in a bear suit,' the insurance department said."
"After executing a search warrant, detectives found the bear costume in the suspects' home, the department said."
Three people in California were sentenced for insurance fraud involving a bear costume. They staged fake attacks on luxury cars, submitting fraudulent claims for nearly $142,000. The California Insurance Department labeled the scheme 'Operation Bear Claw.' Two men and a woman pleaded no contest to felony insurance fraud, receiving weekend jail sentences and probation. They provided videos of a bear in the vehicles, but a biologist confirmed it was a human in a suit. Detectives found the costume during a search of their home.
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