NU Online News Service, July 06, 2:39 p.m. EDT

A Washington state man is facing insurance fraud charges after allegedly trying to get an insurance company to pay $20,000 for a pet cat that died in a car accident.

Authorities say the car accident was two-and-a-half years before Yevgeniy M. Samsonov of Tacoma filed a claim with the other driver's insurer for the alleged death of his cat.

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