Imagine a Rolls Royce Ghost 2010, symbol of luxury and distinction, completely destroyed. The culprit, according to the owners, a very ferocious that broke into the vehicle in the mountains of Lake Arrowhead How about a Mercedes G63 AMG 2015 y un Mercedes E350 2022, victims of the same animal attack? The story seemed straight out of a Hollywood script, but the reality was much more prosaic and, of course, less romantic.
In January, an insurance company received a complaint that aroused its suspicions. And very attacking a Rolls Roycewho could believe it? The investigationcarried out by the Insurance Department of Californiarevealed a case of insurance fraud well planned.
Video of the alleged attack showed a furry creature rummaging through the interior of the vehicle. But a more in-depth review by a Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist Californiaconfirmed the suspicions: “It was clearly a human in a suit. very“.
The plot quickly unraveled. Ruben Tamrazian, Ararat Chirkinian, Vahe Muradkhanyan and Alfiya Zuckerman, were arrested for insurance fraud y conspiracy. The house of one of the suspects was raided, and the costume very and the hand claws used in deception.
The investigation discovered that three insurance claims related to the same modus operandi, including the Rolls Royce Ghost 2010, el Mercedes G63 AMG 2015 and the Mercedes E350 2022, involved the four suspects. The three cases presented the same alleged damage caused by a verywith videos provided to different insurance companies.
It is estimated that the four suspects attempted to defraud insurance companies for more than $141,000. The case is being prosecuted by the County District Attorney’s Office. San Bernardino.
