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Southland Auto Insurance Appraiser Gets 10 Years for Involvement in ...

Erwin Raul Mejia, 42, of Van Nuys, was sentenced to 10 years in state prison following his conviction on 10 felony counts of insurance fraud for his role in a staged auto collision ring that ... read more

Auto insurance fraud: How to detect staged accidents, avoid them and ...

Swoop and squat, drive downs, shady helpers -- they are all examples of staged crashes used for auto insurance fraud. read more

Recruiter in staged collision ring sentenced to three-and-a-half years ...

A man personally involved in more than 12 staged auto collisions received a three-and-a-half-year prison term and a freestanding restitution order for $375,000 for his participation in a staged ... read more

Man sentenced to 26 years in staged-accident car ring case

WALTERBORO -- The reputed leader of South Carolina's largest ever staged-accident ring has been sentenced to about 26 years in prison after pleading guilty to fraud and weapons charges this week. read more

Auto insurance fraud on the rise in US, staged accidents ‘more brazen ...

Staged car accidents – fraudulent schemes designed to exploit insurance systems – are becoming more frequent on roadways across the U.S. read more

Rep. Graves proposes bill to make staged collisions a federal crime ...

A federal investigation uncovered a massive car accident staging ring in New Orleans. As of November 2021, 40 people have been charged, 29 resulted in convictions so far, for intentionally causing ... read more

New Rochelle auto shops busted in insurance fraud ring; see videos

Four New Rochelle auto shops and one Bronx shop were involved in further damaging vehicles to request more money in insurance claims. read more

New defense against staged car crashes: security cameras - AOL

A staged wreck in 2003 claimed the life of Alice Ross, an 81-year-old grandmother in Queens, leading the state of New York in 2019 to make it a felony to cause a collision for the sake of an ... read more

DA Warns Of Phony Collision Scams For Insurance Money

Drivers in Los Angeles County are being warned Monday about about scam artists who stage phony traffic collisions to collect insurance payouts. read more

Auto insurance fraud on the rise in US: Staged accidents ‘more ... - MSN

The Insurance Information Institute's analysis of industry data from 2022 and 2023 shows a 14% increase in staged accidents on an annual basis in New York and a 58% spike in New Jersey. read more