The Dallas Morning News has reported that 21 people in North Texas have pleaded guilty to insurance fraud in a huge “staged auto accident” scheme.
Personal injury lawyers are happy to see such scams busted, and the perpetrators sent to jail or prison. This type of illegal activity makes insurance companies and jurors suspicious of all auto collision claims, so the honest accident victims are punished because of the wrongdoers.
Fortunately, such schemes are actually quite rare, regardless of insurance company TV ads that would have you think that most collisions are fraudulent.
