The suspects are also accused of staging fake-bear videos with two Mercedes-Benz vehicles as part of fraudulent insurance claims.

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 c

In January, a security camera captured unnerving footage: what appeared to be a bear had forced its way into a Rolls Royce parked outside a home in the Southern California resort community of Lake Arrowhead, gouged the seats and thrashed the interior.

A suspected fraudster dressed up in a bear costume before damaging cars in an insurance scam in the United States.

Dubbed "Operation Bear Claw" by the California Department of Insurance (CDI), the investigation revealed that the suspects submitted staged footage supposedly showing a bear tearing up luxury cars.

Four friends in California devised a scheme to commit insurance fraud by using a bear costume to damage luxury cars.