Three people in California have been sentenced for insurance fraud in a bizarre scam that involved someone dressed in a bear costume damaging luxury cars. The California Insurance Department stated that the three used a person in the costume to stage fake attacks inside a Rolls-Royce and two Mercedes in 2024, then submitted fraudulent claims seeking nearly $142,000 in payouts from insurance companies. The scam, dubbed "Operation Bear Claw," involved two Los Angeles-area men and a woman who pleaded no contest to felony insurance fraud and were sentenced to a weekend jail program, followed by probation, and two of them were ordered to pay over $50,000.