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Utah Man Pleads Guilty in Fire at Historic Mill

A 26-year-old man has pleaded guilty to third-degree felony counts of burglary and attempted arson in a 2008 blaze that gutted a historic mill in Brigham City. The Standard-Examiner of Ogden reported Saturday that Luke Hunsaker awaits sentencing July 7 …

Former New Orleans Aviation Director Sentenced in Insurance Fraud Case

A federal judge has sentenced Sean Hunter, the former director of aviation at Louis Armstrong International Airport, to one year and a day in prison in a Hurricane Katrina insurance fraud case. The Times-Picayune reports U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval …

Texas Workers’ Comp Fraud Convictions Announced

Two men, in separate cases, were sentenced on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges, Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported. Roberto Espericueta of McAllen must serve one year of probation and pay $3,500 in restitution to Texas Mutual. Carlos J. Macias-Arango (aka Carlos …

California Bagel Company Owners Ordered to Pay Restitution

Posh Bagel owners Cheryl Lee, Jeffrey Ottoveggio, and Bruce Campbell, were sentenced in Santa Clara County Superior Court on unemployment insurance tax fraud and workers’ compensation insurance fraud counts, according to California State Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones. According to authorities, …