{"id":43887,"date":"2021-08-30T20:21:52","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T03:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=43887"},"modified":"2021-08-30T20:21:52","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T03:21:52","slug":"trio-charged-with-staging-auto-accidents-in-insurance-fraud-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=43887","title":{"rendered":"Trio Charged with Staging Auto Accidents in Insurance Fraud Ring"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Los Angeles County<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three people are accused of staging automobile accidents on local freeways \u2014 some causing major injuries \u2014 in order to collect money from insurance companies, authorities announced Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPurposefully causing automobile collisions can cause grave injuries or even death for the innocent victims of an automobile insurance scheme,\u201d District Attorney George Gasc\u00f3n 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