An elderly couple identified as Pedro Orlando López (76 years old) and Tobías Herrada (75) appeared in court, accused of making fraudulent claims to the insurance companyGEICO Insurance.
The alleged accident dates back to May 22, 2022, the date on which - as revealedAmerica Camel- Tobías Herrada was involved ina crash without major damage at the intersection of 49th Street and 17th Avenue in West Hialeah.
At the time of the accident, her husband was accompanying her in the vehicle.
A month later, on June 20, both made separate claims toGEICO, claiming to have suffered injuries in the accident.
The company paid $10,000 each for alleged medical treatments.
The aforementioned source did not reveal the specific charges against the marriage of elderly people of Hispanic origin, but whose country of birth has not been disclosed.
In recent years, a growing number of Cubans have been involved in similar events.
In November of last yearA Cuban resident also in the city of Hialeah was arrested and was accused of staging a car accident to defraud his insurance company.
The 35-year-old Cuban claimed that a vehicle rear-ended him at a red light at East First Avenue and 21st Street. Investigators with the Florida Insurance Fraud Bureau reported that the subject chargedKemper Insurance a total of $7,230 in fake treatments.
In that case, the individual faced two felony counts of insurance fraud and one count of third-degree grand larceny.
A month before, in October 2023, othersFour Cubans were also arrested for orchestrating a fake accident traffic in the city of Hialeah itself.
Those arrested in that case, aged between 21 and 35, were also discovered in their intention to fake a car crash in order to collect the insurance.
A few months earlier, in June, Miami-Dade police arrested another Cuban, 29, accused of makingfraudulent claims over $52,000 to car insurance companies. In that case, the woman was part of a gang that was dedicated to planning vehicle accidents.
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