Four Arrested After Filing Bearish Insurance Claims

Investigators found a bear costume inside one of the suspects’ homes.
Four Arrested After Filing Bearish Insurance Claims
Four suspects were arrested in Los Angeles County on Nov. 13, 2024, after insurance investigators say they allegedly wore a bear costume to damage their luxury vehicles and filed insurance claims. California Department of Insurance
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Four Los Angeles County residents were arrested Nov. 13 after state insurance investigators say they filmed themselves dressed up in a bear costume inside their luxury vehicles to collect fraudulent insurance claims.

Ruben Tamrazian, 26, of Glendale, Ararat Chirkinian, 39, of Glendale, Vahe Muradkhanyan, 32, of Glendale, and Alfiya Zuckerman, 39, of Valley Village, were charged with insurance fraud and conspiracy, according to the California Department of Insurance.

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