Four drivers were arrested and are accused of staging crashes as part of an alleged coordinated insurance fraud scheme that endangered an innocent driver, according to the California Department of Insurance.
Jhoiner Rodriguez Celis, 31, of Anaheim; Melissa Cervantes De La Torre, 30, of Upland; Nailer Mendez Diaz, 35, of Anaheim and Plata Sampayo, 28, of Upland were all charged with felony insurance fraud on Tuesday, May 26.
It all started after the Upland Police Department contacted the Inland Empire Automobile Insurance Fraud Task Force after officers suspected that multiple crashes had been staged for insurance payouts…