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Eleven Washington and California residents pleaded guilty and face prison time in a staged car crash scheme designed to defraud insurance companies or for obstructing official proceedings, authorities say.
Eleven Washington and California residents pleaded guilty and face prison time in a staged car crash scheme designed to defraud insurance companies or for obstructing official proceedings, authorities say.
Eleven Washington and California residents pleaded guilty and face prison time in a staged car crash scheme designed to defraud insurance companies or for obstructing official proceedings, authorities say.
WASHINGTON - Eight people from the Tri-Cities area have pleaded guilty to multiple charges in staging car crash schemes and obstructing official proceedings.
![23 charged with staging Tri-Cities car crashes. The total payout was nearly $1M [Tri-City Herald (Kennewick, Wash.)] - Vimarsana News](https://insurancenewsnet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/inn-og-default.jpg)
Jan. 25— Eleven Tri-Citians are accused of participating in a widespread fraud ring that amassed almost $1 million in insurance payouts from staged car crashes. Now, 23 people from four different states and Canada are charged with the scam in U.S. District Court in Richland. Ten of the defendants live in Kennewick and one is from Eltopia, just north of Pasco.