WI Man Indicted for Arson, Mail Fraud and Murder-for-Hire

A Wisconsin man was indicted recently on 4 counts for allegedly conspiring with two others to burn down his business to obtain the insurance proceeds. To top it off, he had allegedly agreed to pay one of his co-conspirators not with cash, but by killing his wife. Sounds like a bad deal for his wife,...

February 22nd, 2012 | Scandalous Schemes, s | Read More

Man Charged With Poisoning Wife With Nicotine For Insurance

Some people may not know that nicotine poisoning can lead to death (this author didn’t); but apparently Paul Marshal Curry did. He is currently on trial for allegedly using it to poison his wife back in 1994. According to the Orange County Register, an Orange County judge ruled that there is sufficient...

November 11th, 2011 | Scandalous Schemes, s | Read More

Former Pastor Gets Life in Prison

In August of 2010, ex-pastor Kevin Pushia pled guilty to orchestrating the February 4, 2009 murder of Lemuel Wallace, who was picked up from his group home and shot dead in a park bathroom by an unknown accomplice. According to Reuters, Pushia was sentenced on October 17th to life in prison for ordering...

October 20th, 2011 | 2, Scandalous Schemes | Read More

MD Jury Clears Accused Murder-For-Hire Brothers

There is still no convicted trigger man in the 2009 death of Lemuel Wallace. Wallace was a blind, developmentally disabled man who lived at a group home in Maryland. The murder-for-hire plot is said to have been orchestrated by a pastor who worked for a nonprofit organization that serves the developmentally...

September 9th, 2011 | Scandalous Schemes | Read More

Mesa Murderer William Miller Found Guilty

Back in May we brought you the gruesome tale of a murderer who killed to cover up insurance fraud. The perpetrator, William Craig Miller, has now been convicted of this heinous crime. According to The Arizona Republic, the case that took over five years to get to trial resulted in a jury that took less...

September 1st, 2011 | Scandalous Schemes, s | Read More

Alleged Insurance Scheme Leads To Deadly Standoff

Most Fourth of July get-togethers are full of family, bar-b-q and fun. For several people in Pennsylvania however, this holiday turned into a very tragic one after a criminal decided to get back at one of the homeowner’s for an alleged insurance-fraud scheme gone bad. Paul and Monica Shay were having...

July 6th, 2011 | Insurance Fraud, s | Read More

Man Charged With Murder To Cover Up Arson

On February 21, 2006, it is said that William Craig Miller shot and killed 5 people in a Mesa, Arizona home. The reason for these murders? Prosecutors allege that Miller wanted to silence two of the victims so they couldn’t testify against him for setting his own house on fire. According to an article...

May 10th, 2011 | 3, Scandalous Schemes | Read More

Judge Hands Down 15 Year Sentence for Deadly Arson

Former gas station owner, James Anthony Kurtenbach, was sentenced this week for his connection to a 2008 explosion that killed one of his long time employees. According to Sign on San Diego News, Kurtenbach, 49, was sentenced to 15 years and eight months in prison for hiring his employee, 24 year-old...

December 22nd, 2010 | Insurance Fraud | Read More

Trigger Man Charged in “Murder for Insurance”

Authorities say they have caught the trigger man, Kareem Jamal Clea, in the murder of a legally blind and disabled man for his life insurance benefits. According to local news station CBS WJZ-13, authorities have charged Clea, who they believe was paid $50,000 by former pastor, Kevin Pushia, to kill...

October 27th, 2010 | 4, Scandalous Schemes | Read More

Murder Charges Dropped in Arson Case

Murder charges against gas station owner James Kurtenback, were dismissed by the District Attorney’s office on Wednesday. The decision was announced at a hearing in front of El Cajon Superior Court Judge Herbert Exarhos; however, the DA’s Office made no elaboration on why the charges were dismissed. According...

October 21st, 2010 | Insurance Fraud | Read More

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