Utah Man Faces Insurance Fraud Charges After 23 Car Crashes

Utah Man Faces Insurance Fraud Charges After 23 Car Crashes
A car accident scene in Utah in this file photo. Deputy J. Phillippi/Utah County Sheriff's Office via AP
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SALT LAKE CITY—Utah officials say a man accused of getting himself into almost two dozen car crashes to collect insurance money has been charged with fraud.

Navid Monjazeb was arrested Wednesday morning and charged with 12 counts of insurance fraud. Authorities say he collected over $55,000 from insurance carriers over five years.