Four individuals were arrested and charged with insurance fraud and conspiracy. Four individuals were arrested Wednesday for allegedly attempting to defraud their insurance companies by claiming a ...

In what was aptly dubbed "Operation Bear Claw," the California Insurance Department said Ruben Tamrazian, 26, of Glendale; Ararat Chirkinian, 39, of Glendale; Vahe Muradkhanyan, 32, of Glendale ...

Four LA residents allegedly defrauded multiple insurance companies of over $141,000. A wildlife expert who reviewed footage of the incidents said that the culprit was "clearly a human in a bear suit." ...

Three insurance claims involving a bear damaging luxury cars in California are now believed to be fraud after it was determined that the culprit was actually a man in a costume.

The would-be caper started earlier this year, when an insurance company notified the agency that it suspected fraud in a claim the four men filed Jan. 28 alleging that a bear had climbed into ...

On Wednesday, Nov. 13, the California Department of Insurance said in a release that Glendale residents Ruben Tamrazian, 26, Ararat Chirkinian, 39, and Vahe Muradkhanyan, 32, plus Alfiya Zuckerman ...

A suspected man in a bear costume is seen entering a vehicle and causing damage in January 2024 in a video released by the California Department of Insurance.

Four Los Angeles residents were arrested and accused of defrauding insurance companies out of nearly $142,000 by claiming a bear had caused damage to their vehicles. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

Suspects claimed on Jan. 28, 2024, that a bear entered their 2010 Rolls-Royce Ghost and caused interior damage, according to the Department of Insurance.

In what was aptly dubbed "Operation Bear Claw," the California Insurance Department said Ruben Tamrazian, 26, of Glendale; Ararat Chirkinian, 39, of Glendale; Vahe Muradkhanyan, 32, of Glendale ...

Four Los Angeles residents were arrested and accused of defrauding insurance companies out of nearly $142,000 by claiming a bear had caused damage to their vehicles. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...