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

Indiana Arson, Murder Case adds another Charge

Back in December we brought you the story of three Indiana residents who were under fire for killing two people and destroying homes causing a gas explosion. Well, now one of those men is in trouble for a new incident; plotting to have a witness in the case killed. According to KPIC.com and Marion County...

April 1st, 2013 | Insurance Fraud | 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

Gas Explosion in Indiana Leads to Arson, Murder Charges

When accidents happen that result in lives lost, or homes destroyed, it breaks your heart. When those things happened because someone planned them, it not only breaks your heart but it infuriates you to no end. Three Indiana residents are coming under fire for just that: killing people and destroying...

December 24th, 2012 | Insurance Fraud | Read More

America’s First Serial Killer Caught for Insurance Fraud

It’s only fitting that for Halloween we have an article that discusses America’s first serial killer, done in by insurance fraud. According to The Facts Directory, Dr H. H. Holmes was born in 1861 as Herman Webster Mudgett and known as America’s first serial killer. He eventually took over a Chicago...

November 1st, 2012 | Scandalous Schemes | Read More

FL Man and Accomplice Charged with Murder, Arson

Over four years ago, a Florida man allegedly killed his wife and burnt down their house. He and an alleged accomplice have now been indicted on several charges, including murder and arson. According to the Times Herald-Record and Sullivan County District Attorney Jim Farrell, Paul Novak, 45, is accused...

October 29th, 2012 | Insurance Fraud, s | Read More

Arrest Made in CA Cold Case

Over three years ago in California, Angela Moss was murdered by an unknown person and became part of a “cold case” file. Now, the U.S. Attorney’s office has announced that charges have been filed in connection with her murder. According to WGRZ News and U.S. Attorney William Hochul, a grand...

September 28th, 2012 | Scandalous Schemes | Read More

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 | s, Scandalous Schemes | 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 | s, Scandalous Schemes | 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

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