December 16, 2013
A Charlotte, N.C., man is suing his ex-wife’s lover as well as a website which he says led to the breakup of his marriage. The Charlotte Observer reports that Robert Schindler is suing the woman’s alleged partner in the affair, …
November 26, 2013
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced the arrest of Edward Freeman, 41, of 642 Edward St., Belhaven; he was charged with one count of each of insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense. Department of Insurance criminal investigators …
December 21, 2012
The parents of a Charlotte, N.C., man who died after being shocked with a Taser last year have sued the police department and the company that makes the device. The lawsuit accuses a Charlotte police officer of using excessive, deadly …
October 24, 2012
A 27-year-old North Carolina man who’s part owner of an auto parts business is pleading guilty to selling thousands of counterfeit airbags. Igor Borodin of Indian Hill pleaded guilty Monday and faces up to 15 years in prison and $2 …
April 27, 2012
James David Hartsfield, from Raleigh, N.C., has been arrested on auto insurance fraud charges. Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin and criminal investigators allege that on Nov. 28, 2011, Hartsfield filed a fraudulent claim against his father’s State Farm Insurance policy for …
February 1, 2012
Hickory, N.C., police have arrested a man accused of stealing a quarter-million dollars in property from at least five states. The Hickory Daily Record reports 48-year-old Frederick Charles Washburn is charged with 12 felonies after a potential victim spotted their …