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Elina Tarkazikis

Fort Lauderdale
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4 arrested over fake bear attack videos for insurance payouts Original

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By Elina Tarkazikis
| Scripps News
Four Los Angeles residents have been arrested after faking a bear attack for insurance payouts. The group claimed a bear had damaged their vehicles, but an investigation by the California Department of Insurance found that “the bear” was actually a person in a bear costume. CDI said this all began after an insurance company suspected fraud relating to a Jan. 28 claim.
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4 arrested over fake bear attack videos for insurance payouts

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By Elina Tarkazikis
| KTVH-TV (Helena, MT) Verified
Four Los Angeles residents have been arrested after faking a bear attack for insurance payouts. The group claimed a bear had damaged their vehicles, but an investigation by the California Department of Insurance found that “the bear” was actually a person in a bear costume. CDI said this all began after an insurance company suspected fraud relating to a Jan. 28 claim.
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McDonald's deadly E. coli outbreak has now sickened over 100 people Original

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By Elina Tarkazikis
| Scripps News
A deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s has now sickened over 100 people. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 104 people across 14 states have fallen ill as of Nov. 13. Slivered onions served on McDonald’s Quarter Pounders were identified as the likely source of the outbreak. Illnesses started between Sept. 12 and Oct. 21. Of the 98 people with data available, 34 were hospitalized, the CDC said.
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