Dubbed 'Operation Bear Claw', the California Insurance Department discovered the scam involving staged footage of a 'bear' ...

The “Fall into Piecing” quilting retreat and silent auction on Nov. 8 and 9, was a hit, said Jenny Christensen, the Senior ...

As part of “Operation Bear Claw,” all four have been charged with conspiracy and insurance fraud, the California Department of Insurance announced Wednesday. “The Department’s ...

Arrested in the "Operation Bear Claw" case were Ruben Tamrazian, 26, of Glendale, Ararat Chirkinian, 39, of Glendale, Vahe Muradkhanyan, 32, of Glendale, and Alfiya Zuckerman, 39, of Valley Village.

On Wednesday, after concluding an investigation it called Operation Bear Claw, the department said it had determined that the bear was not, in fact, a bear. “Upon further scrutiny of the video ...

Initiating an investigation -- named Operation Bear Claw -- the department learned that two other claims had been filed to different insurance companies with similar details: the same location and ...

In what’s dubbed “Operation Bear Claw,” the California Insurance Department said four Los Angeles residents were arrested Wednesday, accused of defrauding three insurance companies out of ...

As part of “Operation Bear Claw,” all four have been charged with conspiracy and insurance fraud, the California Department of Insurance announced Wednesday. “The Department’s ...

The investigation, which was rightfully dubbed "Operation Bear Claw," found that three of the four individuals submitted similar insurance claims after a so-called bear wrecked the interior of ...

(Department of Insurance – Operation Bear Claw) The claimants provided video footage of said attack, but the insurers found it barely credible, alerted authorities, and Operation Bear Claw was born.

For example, the polar bear has five legs at the 6-second mark. At another point, its front paw wipes through its handler's arm before morphing into a bear paw that resembles a human hand.

The California Department of Insurance opened an investigation called Operation Bear Claw after an insurance company reported suspected fraud in a case of automotive damage. The case that led the ...