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Former Idaho Councilman Gets Jail Time for Fraud

A former councilman from the eastern Idaho town of Rigby has been sentenced to 150 days in jail and 10 years of probation for insurance fraud. The Post Register reports Lawrence Blackburn was sentenced on Monday. Prosecutors said he defrauded …

West Virginia Men Face Arson, Fraud Charges

A federal grand jury has indicted a former Logan, Va., city councilman and three others on claims they purchased a vacant building, inflated its worth on an insurance policy and burned it down. Indictments unsealed on Tuesday name former councilman …