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Syracuse woman among 16 people arrested in statewide crackdown on suspected insurance fraud

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- A woman from Syracuse is one of 16 people arrested in a statewide crackdown on suspected insurance fraud. Investigators said Susan Guralny filed a claim with her auto insurance provider on Feb.

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  1. Bloomberg

    New York Arrests 16 in Crackdown on Staged Insurance Crashes (opens Bloomberg)

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    New York state investigators arrested 16 people accused of staging car crashes and faking injuries to collect nearly $500,000 from insurers, one of the first major enforcement actions since Governor Kathy Hochul made auto insurance fraud a focus of her effort to lower costs for drivers.

  2. amNewYork

    Gov. Hochul announces statewide crackdown on staged crashes to curb auto insurance fraud (opens amNewYork)

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    Sixteen people have been arrested in an ongoing statewide crackdown on auto insurance fraud, uncovering nearly $500,000 in attempted fraudulent claims, according to Governor Kathy Hochul’s office. New York State Police and the state Department of Financial Services uncovered more than a dozen cases …

  3. Rochester First

    Rochester woman among 16 arrests in NY auto insurance fraud crackdown (opens Rochester First)

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    ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Governor Hochul's office announced the arrest of 16 people as part of a state auto insurance fraud crackdown — one of them a Rochester woman. A state task force consisting of investigators from the New York State Police and the State Department of Financial Services has been…

  4. WHEC Rochester

    Rochester woman is among 16 charged in state crackdown on car insurance fraud (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    A Rochester woman is among the 16 people facing charges in a recent New York State crackdown on car insurance fraud.

  5. LocalSYR

    Syracuse woman among 16 people arrested in statewide crackdown on suspected insurance fraud (opens LocalSYR)

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    SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- A woman from Syracuse is one of 16 people arrested in a statewide crackdown on suspected insurance fraud. Investigators said Susan Guralny filed a claim with her auto insurance provider on Feb.

  6. New York Post

    Hochul, NY police announce 16 busts in statewide crackdown on car insurance fraud: ‘We are onto you’ (opens New York Post)

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    Gov. Kathy Hochul and State Police announced Tuesday the arrest of 16 car insurance scammers who deliberately caused crashes then filed $500,000 in bogus claims. Hochul, a Democrat up for reelection next month, trumpeted the arrests at a news conference in Washington Heights as she said insurance fr…

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