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Bu içerikte, California Sigorta Departmanı tarafından yapılan bir araştırmanın sonucunda, Los Angeles bölgesinden dört kişinin araçlarına sahte ayı saldırıları düzenlemek için hayat boyu bir ayı kostümü kullandığı ve altı rakamlı bir ödeme almak için bu sahtekarlığı gerçekleştirdiği ortaya çıktı. Şüpheliler, Ruben Tamrazian, 26; Ararat Chirkinian, 39; Vahe Muradkhanyan, 32; ve Alfiya Zuckerman, 39 olarak belirlendi ve sigorta dolandırıcılığı ve komplo suçlamalarıyla karşı karşıya kaldı. Şüphelilerin iddia ettikleri dolandırıcılık üç sigorta şirketine toplamda 141.839 dolarlık bir maliyetle mal oldu. Operasyonun başlangıcı olan “Bear Claw Operasyonu” adlı operasyon, bu yılın başlarında bir sigorta şirketinin şüpheli taleplerinden biri gözlerini kamaştırdı. İlk taleplerinin şüpheli olduğu anlaşıldıktan sonra, detektifler aynı tarihte ve yerde aynı şüphelileri içeren iki daha fazla talep buldular. Ayrıca, şüphelilerin sunduğu video görüntüleri de şüpheli olayların benzer bir şekilde gerçekleştiğini gösterdi. Şüpheli yetkililer, sadece hayvan içgüdülerine güvenmediler; Gerçeği ortaya çıkarmak için ek adımlar attılar. Araştırmacılar, bir arama kararı uyguladı ve ayı kostümünü — tüylü bir burunlu baş, pençe şeklinde metal aletler ve pençeler — şüphelilerin evinde buldular. Kostümün tüyleri açık kahverengi renktedir. California Balık ve Vahşi Yaşam Departmanı, Kaliforniya’da sadece vahşi ayıların bulunduğunu, ancak kahverengi ve bronz dahil olmak üzere çeşitli tonlarda bulunabileceğini belirtiyor. Sigorta Departmanı, Glendale Polis Departmanı ve California Otoyol Devriyesi’nin bu davayı araştırmaya yardımcı olduğunu ve davayı yargılamak için San Bernardino İlçe Başsavcılığı’na sevk ettiklerini söylüyor. Başsavcılık ofisi, bu durumun suçlama kararı için incelendiğini ve karar verildikten sonra mahkeme tarihlerinin ve duruşmalarının planlanacağını belirtti.

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A life-size bear costume, including a head and claw tools.

The California Department of Insurance says detectives found this bear costume at the home of the suspects accused of orchestrating fake bear attacks on their vehicles.

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Four residents from the Los Angeles area were arrested this week after an investigation by the California Department of Insurance revealed that they allegedly used a life-sized bear costume to stage attacks on their vehicles in an attempt to secure a six-figure payout.

The suspects — Ruben Tamrazian, 26; Ararat Chirkinian, 39; Vahe Muradkhanyan, 32; and Alfiya Zuckerman, 39— have been charged with insurance fraud and conspiracy, according to an announcement made by the department on Wednesday. Their alleged scam cost three insurance companies a total of $141,839.

“Operation Bear Claw” began earlier this year after one of their claims gave an insurance company pause (or should we say, paws).

In January, the suspects claimed that a bear had entered their 2010 Rolls Royce Ghost and caused interior damage while it was parked in Lake Arrowhead, a region in the San Bernardino Mountains known for its large black bear population.

The suspects provided video footage of the alleged incident to their unnamed insurance company, which the department has since posted online. The video shows a furry figure entering through the side door, climbing around the backseat and crawling out, leaving scratch marks on the leather seats and door.

“Upon further scrutiny of the video, the investigation determined the bear was actually a person in a bear costume,” officials said.

Detectives found two more claims involving the same suspects, from the same date and location, but involving different cars: a 2015 Mercedes G63 AMG and a 2022 Mercedes E350.

The suspects also provided video footage of these alleged incidents, which followed a similar pattern to the first. But suspicious authorities didn’t rely solely on their animal instincts; They took additional steps to sniff out the truth.

“The Department had a biologist from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife review the three alleged bear videos and they also opined it was clearly a human in a bear suit,” it said.

Detectives executed a search warrant and found the bear costume — complete with a furry snouted head, paws and metal tools in the shape of claws — in the suspects’ home.

The fur of the costume is a light brown color. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife says black bears are the only wild bears in the state, although they can be found in various shades including brown and tan. (California grizzly bears became extinct in the 1920s, except for the one depicted on the state flag.)

The insurance department says the Glendale Police Department and the California Highway Patrol helped investigate the case, which has been referred to the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.

The district attorney’s office informed NPR via email on Thursday that the case is currently under review for a filing determination — essentially, the decision to charge suspects with a crime. Once that decision is made, court dates and appearances will be scheduled.

4 LA-area people arrested for using a bear suit in alleged insurance fraud : NPR
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