Repair facility operator pleaded guilty to first-degree felony, ordered to repay more than $76,000.
A Travis County, Texas collision repair shop owner was sentenced to 10 years of probation after Texas Department of Insurance investigators found he had reported accidents that never took place and intentionally damaged vehicles to increase insurance payouts for repairs.
The fraud took place over about five years, during which Elias Zapata changed the body shop’s name several times to avoid bad reviews.
Zapata, who was indicted in 2017 and charged with engaging in organized criminal activity, conspired with several individuals from 2007 through 2012 to
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