# Reporters Notebook 

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An Orlando, Fla., clinic owner, his wife, and mother are the latest arrests in an investigation of a Miami-based paper auto accident ring. So far, the year-long investigation has uncovered nearly $500,000 in fraudulent automobile insurance billings and resulted in 46 arrests, according to investigators with the state’s Department of Financial Services, Division of Insurance Fraud.

Jose Garcia opened the Orange Trauma & Rehab Center under a false name after violating probation, investigators are alleging. Garcia is listed on the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Sex Offender web site and has open warrants for probation violation and immigration, according to the department.

Sources:
- Claims Magazine (http://www.claimsmag.com/Issues/Mar04/reporter.asp)