In the Ulyanovsk region, eight residents are accused of staging an accident for the sake of insurance payments

In the Ulyanovsk region, eight local residents who are accused of insurance fraud will face trial. According to investigators, they arranged fake accidents with expensive cars and received more than 3 million rubles from insurance companies.

According to the regional prosecutor's office, the alleged organizer of the scheme was the 32-year-old general director of Tropa LLC.

According to the investigation, the man created a group whose members purchased expensive cars, and then staged road accidents. After completing the necessary documents, they applied to insurance companies for payments.

The proposed scheme operated from March 2023 to June 2025. During this time, according to law enforcement officers, five insurance companies caused damage in the amount of more than 3 million rubles.

Depending on the role of each person, the defendants are charged with insurance fraud committed by an organized group, as well as attempted similar crime.

The Deputy Prosecutor of the Ulyanovsk region approved the indictment. The criminal case was sent to the court for consideration on the merits.

The accused face up to 10 years in prison. The final decision on their guilt will be made by the court.