A teenager who started a huge wildfire in the scenic Columbia River Gorge in Oregon will owe restitution for a t least a decade. Eleven requests for restitution totaling almost $37 million have been submitted to a court. That covers …
13 Arrests in Louisiana Fake Crash Scheme Louisiana State Police say 13 people have been arrested in connection with an insurance fraud scheme involving staged automobile crashes. A news release says Thursday’s arrests followed an investigation that began with complaints …
Kristin Ellenson loves everything about her 2012 Cadillac SRX, from the satiny silver paint job and sporty styling to the leather upholstery and wood-trimmed interior. “The heated steering wheel,” she confides, “is awesome!” She and her husband, Jim, bought the …
Former Postal Worker Faces 5 Year Prison Term for Working as a Personal Trainer While Receiving Workers’ Comp Less than one week before her trial was scheduled to begin in federal court in Dallas, a Grand Prairie, Texas, woman, Andria …
A former executive of QBE Insurance Group was sentenced on Thursday to 1-1/2 years in prison for conspiring to embezzle $2.6 million from the insurance company, some of which he used to buy a house and luxury vehicles. James Shea, …
A Spanaway, Washington, woman who admitted stealing injured-worker benefits while operating a BBQ eatery must pay back Washington state more than $56,000. Susan Kathleen Ruiz, former owner of Roadside BBQ, pleaded guilty recently to felony first-degree theft, stemming from a …
A judge Friday ordered Colorado theater shooter James Holmes to pay about $955,000 in restitution to the victims of his 2012 movie theater shooting – money the imprisoned mass killer likely will never pay. District Court Judge Carlos A. Samour, …
Nova Healthcare Management, headquartered in Houston, Texas, entered a plea of guilty to felony workers’ compensation fraud related charges, according to an announcement by Texas Mutual Insurance Company and the Travis County District Attorney. According to the court documents, Texas …
A man who pleaded guilty to plotting to burn down his house to collect insurance proceeds has been sentenced to four years in prison. Forty-nine-year-old Saleh Fakhoury of Lutherville was also ordered to pay more than $800,000 in restitution at …
A municipal judge has postponed deciding whether a former janitor will have to pay restitution for smoking inside a central New Jersey school that was destroyed by fire. The Home News Tribune reports Judge Gary Price on Tuesday said he …