Body Shop Owner Charged with Insurance Fraud in Undercover Operation

A San Jose body shop owner is facing an insurance fraud charge following an undercover sting led by investigators from the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office.

Jairon Escobar, 49, owner and operator of Radiator & Body Parts, was charged with jacking up an insurance damage estimate on a “newly purchased” bait car with a single dent to include thousands in damages that did not exist. 

Escobar has a previous fraud conviction from 2017. He was arraigned Tuesday on charges of felony attempted insurance fraud. If convicted, he faces incarceration. 

Read the full press release. Santa Clara County District Attorney, March 12, 2025

NICB assisted the investigation.