Biometric Evidence Key to Understanding CHP-Facilitated Auto Insurance Fraud

Biometric evidence that Raymundo Mendietamorante (“Raymundo”), accused professional car crasher and insurance fraudster, has facial features amazingly similar to those of Captain Mariano Santiago (“Santiago”) of the California Highway Patrol, Altadena Station. An international biometric expert, who wishes to remain anonymous, suggests that Raymundo is most likely the father of Santiago. In fact, after further investigation, it appears that at least one of Raymundo’s grandsons, may be Santiago’s son, suggesting that this this is one family auto insurance fraud ring.

On September 26, 2024 – Raymundo rear ended Arambula’s car and then smashed into the passenger side of Arambula’s car. The second impact caused Arambula’s red Toyota Prius to spin out and hit the freeway guardrail. At the time of the crash - Raymundo stated he was a Lyft Driver. His passenger Aldrin Garcia stated that he was a nurse, taking a paid ride to see his client.

Around 10 minutes after the crash, a bandit tow company picked up Arambula's car and charged him $1,700 for four days of towing. Officer Eric Voss appeared to know the driver of the tow truck and instructed the driver to tow both crashed cars.

Suspecting all was not right, the Legal Lens conducted an investigation. It found that a former employee, Vinny Smith, said that Raymundo works for Cyrus Towing, to "call" in cars. 

Also, this was not Raymundo's first car spin out. Another witness named Elias Hernandez stated that after making a lane change, that Raymundo collided into his car, spinning it out in similar manner to Arambula's.  Cyrus Towing then towed and impounded his car, later holding it for ransom.

Also, after examining the driver's license of both Garcia and Raymundo - Arambula discovered that both parties lived in the same unit in a trailer park located in Huntington Beach, discrediting that Garcia was a passenger for a Lyft ride. Furthermore, Arambula gathered evidence that Raymundo rear ended Arambula and that it was not a sideswipe.

On or around the October 14, 2024, Arambula met with Eric Voss and Sargeant Xavier Bejar and presented the new evidence. Initially, Bejar stated that a collision expert would be present at the meeting. No collision expert was present.

Arambula showed that the crack on Raymundo’s headlight is almost identical to the indentation left on Arambula’s rear bumper. 

Nonetheless, on or around Dec. 3, 2024 - the reviewing officer, Officer R. Bivins affirmed the result without making any changes. Shortly thereafter, Arambula requested another review of the report from Captain Santiago and requested a collision expert to investigate the matter. Santiago denied both requests.

Now, with the at fault report, both Aldrin Garcia and Raymundo hired attorneys. In June of 2025, Raymundo was paid out $20,000 and Garcia, $10,000. 

In February of 2025, the Legal Lens discovered that Cyrus Towing was preying on wildfire victims in Altadena. In fact, on February 18, 2025 - California's Department of Insurance released a press release, in which a clerk named Rosa Isela Santistevan was passing on collision reports to a Andre Angelo Reyes. Reyes would then facilitate phone calls "pretending to be from their insurance company and coordinate having [victims'] vehicle towed to a repair center that they misrepresented as approved by the insurance company.”

Then around May of 2025, Paul Cook of the Legal Lens noticed the facial resemblance of Raymundo with Captain Santiago and Aldrin Garcia. Cook also noticed the similarities amongst other defendants who have been accused of auto insurance fraud. Cook also noticed the Filipino linkage in the fraud ring.

Cook further discovered that Reyes may be an aspiring actor and that Garcia is professional skateboarder. This reveals a motive, as both professions are expensive to fund, until one breaks through.

Cook's international biometric expert confirmed that Raymundo's facial features strongly suggest that he is the father of Captain Santiago.

It appears that Raymundo is the father of Santiago, and the grandfather of Reyes and Garcia. Furthermore, the Legal Lens suspects that Santiago is the father of Reyes, and Santistevan is his mother. Diagram provided below.

If this is true, it means that this is all one family fraud business, an alliance between criminal defendants and the government. Such a relationship facilitates a coverup of an actual investigation; an honest CHP collision report; and a potential payout for everyone involved, at the harm of the victim, here Arambula.

The Legal Lens believes that Sgt. Bejar needs to be investigated as to whether he’s related to Captain Santiago as well. Arambula has been left with a damaged back; uncompensated; and marked at fault – harming his driving record. 

In today's American government, “the lie has become not just a moral category but a pillar of the State.” – Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Noble Laureate.

*All parties are presumed innocent, until otherwise proven.