Fraud of the Week

January 18, 2016

Staged Accident—Spain

Amount: $377,021

 

Insurance fraud is not limited to the United States. A farmer in Spain completely sliced off his right hand; he then applied a tourniquet and drove to a curve in the road where he drove off the road, landing in an orange grove. He then placed the severed hand in the vehicle and set it on fire. He then filed claims with eight different insurance companies and received a total of $366,021. He has been sentenced to four years in jail, repayment to the companies, and a fine of $3,278.