According to a release by the California Department of Insurance, the following five arrests were made in four separate insurance fraud cases in Orange County.
James Toufic Assali was arrested on three felony counts of insurance fraud, and one felony count of attempted grand theft. Assali allegedly filed an insurance claim for rental car payments he made to himself.
CDI Fraud Division Investigators found that Assali submitted a fraudulent rental car invoice to Fortis Rental Solutions, a company owned by Assali, for $5,235 in rental charges. When questioned, Assali said he never heard of the company and that his wife handled all of the rental car arrangements.
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