Insurance Crime Bureau Lists Top 10 Cities for Staged Accident Scams
In a worst-case scenario of greed-driven criminal activity, Waurd Demolaire, 25, of Brooklyn, New York, was convicted Feb. 16 by a Queens County jury of killing a 71-year-old grandmother in 2003.
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Demolaire intentionally struck a vehicle driven by Alice Ross. The contact caused Ross to lose control and strike a tree dying at the scene from her injuries. This intentional "accident" was to form the basis for submitting a series of fraudulent claims to insurance companies in a practice that is sweeping the nation.
The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) is today releasing its list of the top 10 cities with the most staged accident activity in the nation. This information is derived solely from an analysis of pending NICB investigative files.
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Demolaire intentionally struck a vehicle driven by Alice Ross. The contact caused Ross to lose control and strike a tree dying at the scene from her injuries. This intentional "accident" was to form the basis for submitting a series of fraudulent claims to insurance companies in a practice that is sweeping the nation.
The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) is today releasing its list of the top 10 cities with the most staged accident activity in the nation. This information is derived solely from an analysis of pending NICB investigative files.