Article: NEWHALL MAN ARRANGES FOR 'THEFT' OF HIS TRUCK; 'THIEF' TURNS OUT TO BE UNDERCOVER OFFICER

The California Department of Insurance issued the following press release:

Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced today that investigators with the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Fraud Division have arrested a Newhall man for allegedly staging the theft of his high-end pickup truck in a scheme to defraud his auto insurance carrier of $45,000.

Eric Joseph Horvat, 28, was arrested on February 23, 2007 on one felony count of insurance fraud and one felony count of perjury stemming from a stolen vehicle report he made concerning his customized 2006 Ford F-150 pick-up truck.

Investigators say they received a tip that Horvat was looking for someone to help him stage the theft of ...

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