Father Charged with Murdering Son for Insurance Money

Joaquin S. Rams, 40, has been indicted on a murder charge after he was accused of drowning his 15-month-old son for the life insurance money. His trial will begin on August 5th. According to court documents, Rams took out over $500,000 in life insurance on his son, Prince McLeod Rams, who was the cause...

May 14th, 2013 | Insurance Fraud | 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

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

FL Woman Charged for Two Murders-for-Hire

A woman from North Port, Florida has been in our local news recently for trying to hire “hit man” to kill her husband. Janeene Lea Jones, 49, was charged with two felony counts of solicitation to commit murder in the first degree, which could earn her a sentence of life in prison. According to the...

March 1st, 2013 | 4, Insurance Fraud | 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

$670M Life Insurance Scam Wraps Up in VA

One accountant has found himself in a world of trouble after faking an audit for a Costa Rican company. He will be sentenced later this month, bringing to an end the prosecution of a massive insurance fraud scheme that turned thousands of people across the globe into victims. The scam also serves as...

November 27th, 2012 | Scandalous Schemes | Read More

Jonathan Roth Claims Coercion in Fake Drowning Case

If you have been following the Roth fake drowning case, here is another new update for you. Raymond Roth’s son, Jonathon, who reported that his father drowned after going for a swim and never coming back out, has pleaded not guilty to charges that include conspiracy to commit insurance fraud. According...

August 15th, 2012 | Scandalous Schemes | Read More

New Twist in NY Fake Death Scheme

Our recent two-post story about Raymond Roth, who allegedly faked his own drowning, is back with its third installment with yet another twist; and it appears to be death threats. Raymond’s son Jonathon says he’s not sure why his father wants to kill him, but his step-mom thinks she might know. She...

August 8th, 2012 | Scandalous Schemes | Read More

NY Man’s Son Arrested in Alleged Fake Death Scheme

If you follow this blog (which you should, because it’s amazing), then you read the story we brought you yesterday about Raymond Roth, who allegedly faked his own drowning. Now it appears that his son has been arrested in the case. According to officials and the New York Post, 22 year-old Jonathon...

August 7th, 2012 | Scandalous Schemes | Read More

NY Man Allegedly Fakes Death For Insurance Money

A New York man is accused of faking his own drowning. The two reasons he supposedly did that were to get the life insurance money that would follow and to get away from his wife. His wife recently found out the truth however when she found the e-mails he was sending to his son, where he apparently didn’t...

August 6th, 2012 | Scandalous Schemes | Read More

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