Archive for the ‘Scandalous Schemes’ Category
When Disability Fraud Goes Bad: Alleged Scammers Caught on Camera
For the hundreds, maybe thousands of people who try to cheat disability fraud, take some advice. At least commit to the lie if you’re going to take that route. If you say you’ve hurt your back, remain on the couch. Don’t go rock climbing or start a construction business. And definitely don’t...
April 29th, 2013 | 1, Scandalous Schemes | Read More
Funeral Fraud Lands CA Mortician in Jail
I can see it now: Julia Roberts stars as Jean Crump, a mortician who makes up tall tales about fake deaths. She isn’t a soon-to-be famous author or a writer of Broadway plays, but simply a criminal mastermind who federal prosecutors say concocted an elaborate life insurance scam.
In one of the main...
April 25th, 2013 | Scandalous Schemes | Read More
SC Store Owner gets Trial Date for Fraud, Arson
Back in September of 2011, we brought you the case of Claudette Hulsey, who was the owner of Jack Be Nimble Children’s Clothing Store in South Carolina, which burned down on January 26, 2011, during what was reported as a robbery. The event, in which Hulsey was allegedly assaulted, caused a lot of...
April 23rd, 2013 | Scandalous Schemes | Read More
TN Man Charged in Alleged Murder-for-Hire Plot
A Tennessee man was arrested earlier this month by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) and Shelbyville police. He was charged with attempted first degree murder and solicitation of first degree murder for the plot to kill his wife and a potential business partner.
David Lee Claxton, 59, is set...
April 1st, 2013 | 4, Scandalous Schemes | Read More
NY Man Pleads Guilty for Faking Death
There has been a new update in a story we covered in August about the 48-year-old New York man who was accused of faking his own death, after which he was reported missing by his 22-year-old son and then later was found in South Carolina where he was pulled over for speeding.
The day before the alleged...
March 27th, 2013 | Scandalous Schemes | Read More
2 Men Sentenced for Conspiracy, Mail Fraud
The owner of Disaster Restoration Inc., based out of Denver, has been sentenced to 50 months in federal prison for conspiracy and mail fraud.
Chief U.S. District Judge Marcia Krieger also ordered Michael Arthur Griggs, 58, to pay $977,643.49 in fines and restitution.
According to the Broomfield Enterprise,...
March 14th, 2013 | Scandalous Schemes | Read More
Money Train Derailed for LIRR Doctor
Choo choo: The free-ride for retirement train is leaving the station; and it’s leaving behind numerous guilty pleas.
We first brought you the story of the massive amount of fraud being committed by the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and its employees back in October of 2011; and apparently the story...
February 12th, 2013 | 4, Scandalous Schemes | Read More
CO Man Indicted for Wife’s Murder, Insurance Fraud
Buying life insurance is usually a considerate, selfless step one takes to take care of family members in the event of an untimely death. Unfortunately, some people can be very, very inconsiderate and selfish and if what Colorado police say is true, this Colorado man takes the cake.
A Colorado man...
January 22nd, 2013 | s, Scandalous Schemes | Read More
FL Man Arrested For Allegedly “Fixing” Cars with Play-Doh
You can make so many things with Play-Doh: hair, desserts, people, houses, animals, and, of course, spaghetti. One thing you can’t do with Play-Doh is use it to fix cars.
One Florida man is learning that the hard way.
According to the Business Insider, Nicholas Johnson, 33, was arrested recently for...
January 7th, 2013 | Scandalous Schemes | Read More
Chainsaw Amputation Scam Finally Ends at Sentencing
You may recognize the name David Player if you have been keeping up with our blog stories. If not, then shame on you. But seriously, he’s the 58-year-old ringleader of the insurance scam that involved cutting off the hand of a mentally disabled man. You can read all about that scheme here.
Player was...
December 20th, 2012 | Scandalous Schemes | Read More
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PA Woman, Co-Conspirator Sentenced for “Stolen” Lexus
May 16, 2013
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PA Man Claims Fake Burglary, gets Charged with Insurance Fraud
May 14, 2013
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Father Charged with Murdering Son for Insurance Money
May 14, 2013
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Armin Wand receives 3 Consecutive Life Sentences for Arson, Murder
May 14, 2013
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Indiana Woman Accused of Setting Fires, Claiming “Destroyed” Items
May 10, 2013