Murder-for-Hire Scheme Gets Two Men Life in Prison

About a year ago we brought you the story of Asia Harris, who was fatally shot by a man who was hired by her husband. And although it can’t bring her back, Harris’ family may have gotten at least a little peace on May 2nd, when the two men pled guilty to their crimes. According to Fox News and Cuyahoga...

May 4th, 2012 | Scandalous Schemes | Read More

Son Found Guilty of Mother’s Murder

Lying in general is a bad idea. Lying to a cop is an even worse idea. Chase Boruch, however, not only lied to a cop, but lied about his mother’s death. He was in court on November 15th when he decided to tell everyone the truth. According to the Wausau Daily Herald, in opposition to what he had originally...

November 21st, 2011 | Insurance Fraud | Read More

Texas Pastor, Son Accused of Murder

It sounds like a thriller type horror movie: a pastor and his son, a love triangle, and a murder-for-hire plot that resulted in a son shooting his stepmother. According to the Houston Chronicle, On May 18, 2010, a Houston pastor’s wife was shot execution-style in her garage, leading the police...

September 29th, 2011 | Insurance Fraud, Scandalous Schemes | Read More

Three Nabbed in Alleged Murder for Insurance Scheme Awaiting Extradition

Kwang Sup Hur may finally be able to rest in peace after his September 1st death, which police are calling a homicide. According to Insidenova.com, it took the combined efforts of nine agencies and police departments, but three people have been arrested in connection with the death of the 75-year-old...

September 13th, 2011 | 1, Insurance Fraud | Read More

TN Man Denied New Trial After Convicted of Killing Wife

In February, lawyers stated that Dale Larkin killed his wife, Teri Larkin, back in November of 2003 in a bathtub. He was apparently trying to obtain her life insurance payout. The jury believed them. According to an article on TriCities.com from when the trial took place four months ago, on February...

June 6th, 2011 | Insurance Fraud | Read More

Insurance-Scam-Turned-Murder Perpetrators Sentenced

Two New Orleans men and one Detroit man received extensive prison sentences this week. They were sentenced due to their roles in an insurance scheme that led to a murder back in 2004. According to Nola.com, the New Orleans man, David Samuels, is the supposed ringleader for the operation, which consisted...

May 31st, 2011 | Insurance Fraud, s | Read More

Marine Charged with Murder-for-Hire Scheme

Movies sometimes focus around murder-for-hire schemes. When it happens in real life however, it’s just plain sad. Samuel Alexander Wilson, a Camp Pendleton Marine from Ohio, was arrested for what prosecutors are describing as a murder-for-hire plot that ended in the shooting death of his 20-year-old...

May 4th, 2011 | 4, Scandalous Schemes | Read More

Indiana Woman Found Guilty of Insurance Fraud and Murder

Tami Duvall was accused of murdering her husband back in August of 2007 by poisoning his dessert with morphine and muscle relaxants. The jury in her trial began deliberating at about 9am yesterday morning, the 10th day of the trial, after hearing final instructions from the judge. Six hours later they...

April 21st, 2011 | Scandalous Schemes, s | Read More

Fraud Felon Silvi Wants Father’s “Murderer” Found

Nearly three years ago, it was said that William Silvi murdered his father, William Marcucci, in Saddle Brook, New Jersey. He was acquitted in the murder trial last month, but he says that the real murderer is still at large and investigators still have a job to do. As mentioned previously in The Fraud...

March 30th, 2011 | Scandalous Schemes | Read More

CO Man Aquitted on Murder Charges, Gets Time for Fraud

A Colorado Springs man is in trouble with the law again; this time for attempting to collect life-insurance after the shooting death of his father two years ago. Did we mention that he was the one on trial for his father’s murder? According to The Record, in December, William Silvi was acquitted in...

February 28th, 2011 | 2, Scandalous Schemes | Read More

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