LOS ANGELES - A lawyer and 22 others were arrested for allegedly staging more than 60 auto collisions on Southern California freeways that bilked about $3 million from insurers, officials said Wednesday.

The alleged ringleader Bernard Laufer, a Huntington Park lawyer, was arrested Tuesday and faces charges of insurance fraud, grand theft and conspiracy, said state Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi.

The investigation continues and more arrests are likely, Garamendi said. The probe is looking into doctors and chiropractors who may have been involved in the scam.

The California Department of Insurance in April received a tip that Humberto Carlon, 22, of La Verne, was recruiting people to participate in staged collisions. Carlon was arrested early in the investigation and has been sentenced to two years in state prison for his involvement.

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