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Settlement Reached in New York Kayak Drowning Case

A lawsuit settlement has been reached in a New York kayak drowning after the victim’s fiancee served prison time for criminally negligent homicide. The family of Vincent Viafore had filed a wrongful death lawsuit to prevent Angelika Graswald from collecting …

Virginia Woman Gets Four Years for Fraud, Fake Death Notice

A Virginia woman has been sentenced to four years in prison for an identity fraud scheme that included publishing a fake death notice. The Daily Press reports 50-year-old Alexandra Hatcher also has to pay almost $203,000 in restitution to victims …

Virginia Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme Involving Faked Death

A Virginia woman who faked her own death in connection with an elaborate fraud scheme has pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy and fraud charges. Forty-nine-year-old Alexandra Hatcher entered the guilty plea on Tuesday and faces sentencing on Feb. 12. Hatcher’s …

Pennsylvania Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty in $8.2M Promissory Note Scam

An insurance agent pleaded guilty Thursday in a promissory note scam that bilked nearly 80 clients out of $8.2 million. John Hogan, 77, of Swissvale, Penn., entered his pleas to five counts of mail fraud in the scheme run out …

Trial Concludes for Virginia Man Accused of Killing Son for Insurance

Joaquin Rams is either a father unjustly accused in the tragic, unexplained death of his 1-year-old son, or he is the most cold-blooded of murderers who snuffed the life from his boy to collect half a million dollars in life …