Monday, June 11, 2007

Couple Get 22 Years in Insurance Fraud

The Signal: News for Santa Clarita Valley, California: "A local couple was sentenced to 22 years each in state prison Tuesday for their involvement in an auto insurance fraud ring that staged numerous collisions on freeways throughout Southern California over the past few years and took in more than $100,000.

After nearly three weeks of trial proceedings, Saugus residents Ramon Alfonso Zanoletti, 53, and Magdalena Zanoletti, 54, were given the sentence in a Los Angeles courtroom and ordered to pay more than $300,000 in fines and restitution fees.

As part of the scam, Ramon Zanoletti hired individuals to recruit drivers that would target other motorists, get into car collisions and file false claims with insurance companies, according to information provided by the California Department of Insurance."

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