Louisiana staged crash scheme News

7 More Charged in Louisiana Staged Automobile Collision Scheme

Seven more people have been charged in New Orleans for their participation in a scheme to stage collisions with commercial trucks, bringing the total number of defendants charged in the federal probe up to 47. United States Attorney Duane A. …

Another Guilty Plea in Louisiana Staged Truck Accident Schemes

A Louisiana man pleaded guilty of participating in insurance fraud scheme involving staged accidents with commercial trucks in the New Orleans area. The U.S. Justice Department said Dewayne Coleman, age 22, of Marrero, Louisiana, entered a plea of guilty to …

More Defendants Plead Guilty in Louisiana Staged Auto Crash Cases

Two more defendants have pleaded guilty conspiring to stage automobile accidents in order to defraud insurance and trucking companies. The defendants from Orleans and Jefferson Parishes pleaded guilty before United States District Court Judge Sarah S. Vance to helping stage …

‘Spotter’ in New Orleans Staged Crash Schemes Sentenced to Prison

A New Orleans, Louisiana, man has been sentenced to prison for conspiring to stage automobile accidents as part of a scheme to defraud insurance and trucking companies, federal officials say. U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser with the U.S. Attorney’s Office …

Grand Jury Indicts New Orleans Attorney in Staged Accident Probe

A New Orleans personal injury attorney has been indicted in connection with a widespread probe in to a series of staged accidents in Louisiana between personal and commercial vehicles. United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser said Danny Patrick Keating, Jr., …

9 More Indicted in Louisiana Truck/Auto Staged Accident Schemes

With the addition of nine new indictments, 28 people now have been charged in a federal probe into the staging of automobile accidents in Louisiana, according to U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser. The nine defendants were charged in a seven-count …

7 Face Insurance Fraud Charges in Louisiana ‘Staged Crash’ Scheme

Troopers assigned to the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations New Orleans Field Office Insurance Fraud/Auto Theft Unit have arrested the last suspect in an insurance fraud scheme. A total of seven suspects have been arrested after staging a motor …