VicPD issues warning to businesses about fraudsters posing as owner - Times Colonist

Police say no broader trend involving former insurance brokers has emerged, while urging consumers to independently verify coverage Rising cost-of-living pressure is giving fraudsters more room to exploit consumers shopping for cheaper insurance, according to Peel Regional Police, which is urging buyers to verify a broker's licence before paying for coverage.

Criminal JusticeWatch Eyewitness News and ABC13 originals around the clockTuesday, October 20, 2026 2:51AMHARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- A man accused of posing as an attorney and offering legal assistance to a driver involved in a crash along the North Beltway is facing a rarely filed criminal charge. According to the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office, Pedro Cura, 53, showed up at the scene of a two-vehicle collision near the North Freeway over the weekend, despite not being involved in the crash or being a licensed attorney. Deputies say Cura was wearing a green vest displaying his phone number. His vehicle had the same information. According to court records, Cura photographed the damaged vehicles and offered to help one of the drivers with their case. During Cura's first court appearance, a magistrate expressed concern about the allegations, particularly because the people involved in the crash were in a vulnerable position. "There's a real danger in this type of behavior because you're talking to people who have just been in an accident and in a vulnerable state," the magistrate said.

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