Britain’s Biggest Car Insurance Fraud Sees 81 People Convicted and 5 Jailed

The operation has been led by members of the Yandell family, who deliberately staged 28 fake crashes involving 57 cars to collect fraudulently no less than $1.1 million (750,000 pounds). Among the 81 people convicted, 5 were jailed for 22 years after they were accused of making the insurance claims between 2009 and 2011. Another 71 pleaded guilty and have been convicted to sentences ranging from three years in prison to five months suspen…