Davis men charged with insurance fraud
Davis residents Aaron Curtin, 42, and Andres Castellanos, 27, were arraigned on multiple felony counts of insurance fraud, conspiracy and destroying property after allegedly filing a false claim to receive an undeserved insurance payout after torching a vehicle, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced Wednesday.
On April 20, 2019, Curtin reported his 2009 Audi A4 stolen and police subsequently recovered the incinerated vehicle. When Curtin filed an insurance claim, he told his insurance company he did not know who stole the vehicle, he did not loan the vehicle to anyone, and didn’t allow anyone to drive the vehicle. Curtin also claimed the vehicle was in good running condition prior to the alleged theft.