Financial desperation may be driving more Californians to ditch their cars or set them on fire to get an insurance payout, according to the California Department of Insurance... [there were] 300 more suspected fraud cases involving arson and theft in 2008 than in 2007.
Experts say those crimes typically increase during economic downturns... David Simon, a San Bernardino County, Calif., deputy district attorney with the organized auto insurance fraud unit, said he has also noticed an increase in "give-ups," where a person ditches a vehicle or sets it on fire to get out of car payments and get a check from an insurance company...
Experts say those crimes typically increase during economic downturns... David Simon, a San Bernardino County, Calif., deputy district attorney with the organized auto insurance fraud unit, said he has also noticed an increase in "give-ups," where a person ditches a vehicle or sets it on fire to get out of car payments and get a check from an insurance company...
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